Nepal's Department of Immigration says citizens of the countries it lists cannot obtain a visa on arrival and that all other passport holders may obtain one at Tribhuvan International Airport and other designated entry points; it lists tourist visa fees of USD 30 for 15 days, USD 50 for 30 days and USD 125 for 90 days, all multiple entry, and says Indian citizens do not require a visa. The UK government says you can apply online for a visa on arrival up to 15 days before you arrive and then collect and pay for it at the airport.
Every fact on this page verified on or after: Aug 25, 2026· How this site works
Requirements differ by nationality. Select your passport above, or scan the full table below.
The UK FCDO says you can apply online for a visa on arrival up to 15 days before you arrive and then collect and pay for the visa at the airport, or apply at the airport's forms or terminals; you can pay by card but should have cash as a back-up, with US dollars the preferred currency.
The UK FCDO says you can apply online for a visa on arrival up to 15 days before you arrive and then collect and pay for the visa at the airport, or apply at the airport's forms or terminals; you can pay by card but should have cash as a back-up, with US dollars the preferred currency.
The UK FCDO says you can apply online for a visa on arrival up to 15 days before you arrive and then collect and pay for the visa at the airport, or apply at the airport's forms or terminals; you can pay by card but should have cash as a back-up, with US dollars the preferred currency.
Applied for directly to the Department of Immigration and paid in USD online by card; the approved eVisa is emailed to you — print it and carry it when travelling to Nepal. Use the visa within 6 months from the date of issue; once issued it cannot be withdrawn and fees are non-refundable. The Department lists an additional re-entry fee of USD 25.
Applied for directly to the Department of Immigration and paid in USD online by card; the approved eVisa is emailed to you — print it and carry it when travelling to Nepal. Use the visa within 6 months from the date of issue; once issued it cannot be withdrawn and fees are non-refundable. The Department lists an additional re-entry fee of USD 25.
Applied for directly to the Department of Immigration and paid in USD online by card; the approved eVisa is emailed to you — print it and carry it when travelling to Nepal. Use the visa within 6 months from the date of issue; once issued it cannot be withdrawn and fees are non-refundable. The Department lists an additional re-entry fee of USD 25.
Per day of extension, with a minimum of 15 days. Tourist visas can be extended inside Nepal up to a combined maximum of 150 days per visa year (January–December), at the Department of Immigration offices in Kathmandu and Pokhara. The UK FCDO says you can extend your visa online to up to a total of 150 days in one year.
The UK FCDO says that to avoid problems at immigration your passport should have an expiry date at least 6 months after your date of entry into Nepal. The Department of Immigration asks eVisa applicants to upload a scanned passport copy valid for at least 6 months.
No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Nepal. The UK FCDO says that at border control you may need to show a travel insurance document covering healthcare costs, repatriation and other emergencies in Nepal, and confirmation of where you will spend your first night. For trekking, the UK FCDO advises insurance that covers mountain rescue and helicopter costs; it says helicopter evacuation usually costs between £1,000 and £2,000 or more per flying hour.
No official source we could read states whether an onward or return ticket is required to enter Nepal.
No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required to enter Nepal, or an amount.
Fine: 5 USD per day
The Department of Immigration lists a late overstay fine of USD 5 per day and a visa extension fee of USD 3 per day (minimum 15 days), all payable online through its portal. The UK government says overstaying your visa in Nepal is a serious crime and can lead to significant fines or imprisonment. The Government of Canada says overstaying is an offence, immigration authorities can detain you until you pay a fine, and you could receive a 7-year ban on re-entry.
The UK FCDO says you must declare on a customs form on arrival any amount above USD 5,000 in banknotes, or USD 10,000 in notes and travellers' cheques combined. Canada's travel advice says the use of Indian rupee notes greater than 100 INR is prohibited and that it is illegal to take Nepalese rupee banknotes out of the country.
The UK FCDO says that to enter Nepal you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's country list gives the requirement for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and for travellers who transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of such a country.
Requirements normally count any country you have been in shortly before arrival, not only where you boarded.
International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
Nepal's Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 2049 (1993), s. 53, says a person who has obtained an international driving permit may drive throughout Nepal the vehicles specified in it. No official source we could read states whether a foreign national licence alone may be used, for how long, or Nepal's blood-alcohol limit.
Compare every countryNo official source we could read gives seasonal guidance for visitors. The UK FCDO says travel during the monsoon season, normally June to October, can be hazardous: flooding and landslides can lead to impassable roads or cut off towns and villages for days at a time.
The UK FCDO says you need a valid permit and a TIMS (Trekking Information Management System) card to enter Nepal's main trekking regions, and that all foreign independent trekkers must use a local guide or porter in national parks and protected areas.
The UK FCDO advises making sure your insurance includes cover for mountain rescue services and helicopter costs, and warns that rapid helicopter evacuation may be difficult to get in a remote area. It also reports isolated cases of trekking guides taking inexperienced trekkers to high altitudes too quickly and then calling in expensive helicopter medivacs from which the guides take a cut.
The UK FCDO says you can apply online for a visa on arrival up to 15 days before you arrive, then collect and pay at the airport. You can pay by card, but bring cash as a back-up — US dollars are preferred.
The Department of Immigration lists an overstay fine of USD 5 per day, and the UK FCDO says overstaying is a serious crime that can lead to significant fines or imprisonment. The FCDO says you can extend your visa online to a total of 150 days in one year.
| Passports | Visas & entry authorisations | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Albania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Algeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Angola | Visa on arrival | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahrain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | — |
| Barbados | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belize | Visa on arrival | — |
| Benin | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Botswana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brunei | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cabo Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | Embassy visa | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chad | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Colombia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cuba | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Czechia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Denmark | Visa on arrival | — |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | — |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eswatini | Embassy visa | — |
| Ethiopia | Embassy visa | — |
| Fiji | Visa on arrival | — |
| Finland | Visa on arrival | — |
| France | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gabon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ghana | Embassy visa | — |
| Greece | Visa on arrival | — |
| Grenada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hungary | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| India | Visa-free | — |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iraq | Embassy visa | — |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Israel | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kenya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kiribati | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kosovo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kuwait | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Laos | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lesotho | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liberia | Embassy visa | — |
| Libya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa on arrival | — |
| Macau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mali | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa on arrival | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mexico | Visa on arrival | — |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Morocco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | — |
| Myanmar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nauru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nepal | Free movement | — |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | — |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nigeria | Embassy visa | — |
| North Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Oman | Visa on arrival | — |
| Pakistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestine | Embassy visa | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Philippines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Portugal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Qatar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Russia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Rwanda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Somalia | Embassy visa | — |
| South Africa | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa on arrival | — |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Syria | Embassy visa | — |
| Taiwan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa on arrival | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tunisia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vatican City | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | — |
| Yemen | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zimbabwe | Embassy visa | — |
Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.
Yes. Nepal's Department of Immigration lists the countries whose citizens cannot obtain a visa on arrival — the United States is not among them — and says all other passport holders may obtain a visa on arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport and other designated entry points. It lists tourist visa fees of USD 30 for 15 days, USD 50 for 30 days and USD 125 for 90 days, all multiple entry. The UK government says you can pay by card but should have cash as a back-up, with US dollars the preferred currency.
No. The Department of Immigration says Indian citizens do not require a visa to enter Nepal.
The UK FCDO says you can apply online up to 15 days before you arrive and then collect and pay for the visa at the airport using your submission receipt, or apply using the forms or terminals at the airport and queue. You can pay by card, but should have cash as a back-up, with US dollars preferred.
Yes. The Department of Immigration lists the extension fee as USD 3 per day with a minimum of 15 days, and says tourist visas can be extended inside Nepal up to a combined maximum of 150 days per visa year; the UK FCDO says you can extend online to a total of 150 days in one year.
The UK FCDO says you need a valid permit and a TIMS card to enter Nepal's main trekking regions, and that all foreign independent trekkers must use a local guide or porter in national parks and protected areas. It points to the Nepal Tourism Board for the TIMS requirements.
Every fact on this page is compiled from and periodically re-checked against these official sources:
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us, with the official source
Nepal visa and entry requirements
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe