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Visa Category, Visa fee and process for Nepalese visa
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Visa is necessary to enter Nepal and can be obtained for the
following duration from any Royal Nepalese Embassy or Consulate
or at the entry points in Nepal.
The rules below have been updated as of September 2001.
•
Single entry tourist visas can be obtained by paying US $30
for 60 days.
• If you wish to leave and re-enter the country, you'll
need to pay additional fees. US $25 for Single Re-entry, US
$40 for Double Re-entry and US $60 for Multiple Re-entries.
• If you leave and wish to Re-enter Nepal as a tourist
within 150 day of the same visa year, you may pay US $50 for
30 days.
• Visitors may extend their tourist visa by paying US
$50 for 30 days.
• Trekking permits are not required for Everest, Annapurna
and Langtang areas.
• Business visas with multiple entry facilities are available
at a rate of US $100 for one year and US $250 for five years.
Ministry of Industry recommendation is required.
Getting
Nepal Non-Tourist Visas Marriage Visas For those married to a Nepali citizen and wanting
to stay in Nepal for as long as you like and without getting
a Nepali passport and giving up your country of birth passport
(which is not always a good idea!), a non-tourist marriage visa
is the best way to go.
Changing from a tourist visa to a non-tourist visa can sometimes
be a lengthy process and a lot of waiting around before they
get to your file!
You need to visit the Department of Immigration office next
to the tourist visa office in Bhrikuti Mandap, phone no.223681/222453
and collect a form for Non-Tourist visas. It's open the same
hours as the tourist visa office. The processing time will take
about 7 days as they asses your information. You can get issued
a visa for as long as you like, 2, 4, 6 months, as long as you
pay the US$10/month (about Rs750) for single entry. For a single
re-entry you pay an extra US$25.
You
require the following documents: • The application form photocopied 6 times (so
you have 7 forms). Sign the forms after you have photocopied
them!
• 7 passport photos one for each form.
• Photocopies of your own and your partners passports,
including a copy of your current tourist visa.
• Photocopy of your partners Nepali citizenship card.
• Photocopy of your marriage certificate.
• If you need to renew your non-tourist visa you only
require 2 forms, 2 passport photos and a photocopy of your passport
with last issued visa. Remember to take all originals with you at time of application
and when you go in to collect your visa form ask what documents
you need, the Nepali government changes the rules regularly.
Residential
Visa This visa is for those people who want to permanently
live in Nepal.
For the first year a fee of US$200 needs to be paid, then each
year it's renewed a fee of US$100. It's a multiply entry visa
so you can come in and out of Nepal as you like.
Obtaining a Transit Visa for Nepal
A transit visa can be obtained from Airport Immigration for
a period of 48 hrs. on the presentation of airline ticket.
Fee for Transit Visa: US$ 5.00
