Nepal visa requirements · checked 13 October 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for NepalMost travellers can visit Nepal without going to an embassy: 1 passports enter visa-free and 185 get a visa on arrival.
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.
Do I need a visa for Nepal? Quick answers
United States
Visa on arrival
United Kingdom
Visa on arrival
Germany
Visa on arrival
India
Visa-free
China
Visa on arrival
Canada
Visa on arrival
Australia
Visa on arrival
Poland
Visa on arrival
Another passport? Use the checker or find it in the table below.
Visa for Nepal — requirements summaryAll travellers must meet the entry rules set by Nepal, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Albania |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Algeria |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Andorra |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Angola |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Argentina |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Armenia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| Australia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Austria |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Azerbaijan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bahamas |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bahrain |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bangladesh |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Barbados |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Belarus |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Belgium |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Belize |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Benin |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bhutan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bolivia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Botswana |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Brazil |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Brunei |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Bulgaria |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Burkina Faso |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Burundi |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Cambodia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Cameroon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Canada |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Cape Verde |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Central African Republic |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Chad |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Chile |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| China |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Colombia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Comoros |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Costa Rica |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Croatia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Cuba |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Cyprus |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Czechia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Denmark |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Djibouti |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Dominica |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Dominican Republic |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 DR Congo |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Ecuador |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Egypt |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 El Salvador |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Eritrea |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Estonia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Eswatini |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ethiopia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Fiji |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Finland |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 France |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Gabon |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Gambia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Georgia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| Germany |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Ghana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Greece |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Grenada |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Guatemala |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Guinea |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Guyana |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Haiti |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Honduras |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Hong Kong |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Hungary |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Iceland |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| India |
Visa-free | — | Details → |
 Indonesia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Iran |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Iraq |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ireland |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Israel |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Italy |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Jamaica |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Japan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Jordan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Kazakhstan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Kenya |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Kiribati |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Kosovo |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Kuwait |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Laos |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Latvia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Lebanon |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Lesotho |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Liberia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Libya |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Liechtenstein |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Lithuania |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Luxembourg |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Macau |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Madagascar |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Malawi |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Malaysia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Maldives |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mali |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Malta |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Marshall Islands |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mauritania |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mauritius |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mexico |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Micronesia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Moldova |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Monaco |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mongolia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Montenegro |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Morocco |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Mozambique |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Myanmar |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Namibia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Nauru |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Netherlands |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 New Zealand |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Nicaragua |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Niger |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Nigeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Korea |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 North Macedonia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Norway |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Oman |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Pakistan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Palau |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Palestine |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Panama |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Papua New Guinea |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Paraguay |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Peru |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Philippines |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| Poland |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Portugal |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Qatar |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Republic of the Congo |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Romania |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Russia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Rwanda |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Saint Lucia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Samoa |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 San Marino |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Saudi Arabia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Senegal |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Serbia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Seychelles |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Sierra Leone |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Singapore |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Slovakia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Slovenia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Solomon Islands |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Somalia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Africa |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 South Korea |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 South Sudan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Spain |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Sri Lanka |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Sudan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Suriname |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Sweden |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Switzerland |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Syria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Taiwan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Tajikistan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Tanzania |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Thailand |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Timor-Leste |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Togo |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Tonga |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Tunisia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Türkiye |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Turkmenistan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Tuvalu |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Uganda |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Ukraine |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 United Arab Emirates |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| United Kingdom |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
| United States |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Uruguay |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Uzbekistan |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Vanuatu |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Vatican City |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Venezuela |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Vietnam |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Yemen |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Zambia |
Visa on arrival | — | Details → |
 Zimbabwe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
No passport matches your search.
Nepal visa types, fees and processing timesThe 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.
Official application site →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.
Official application site →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.
Official application site →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.
Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Entry requirements for NepalThe 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.
UK FCDO — Nepal travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
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.
UK FCDO — Nepal travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The UK FCDO says that to enter Nepal you must have a certificate to prove you have had a polio vaccine if you are coming from certain countries with a transmission risk.
UK FCDO — Nepal travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
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.
UK FCDO — Nepal travel advice, entry requirements ("Checks at border control")✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states whether an onward or return ticket is required to enter Nepal.
Department of Immigration, Government of Nepal — Visa information: tourist visa on arrival (fees and 3-step arrival process)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required to enter Nepal, or an amount.
Department of Immigration, Government of Nepal — Visa information: tourist visa on arrival (fees and 3-step arrival process)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
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 using your submission receipt, or apply using the forms or terminals at the airport.
UK FCDO — Nepal travel advice, entry requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
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.
Department of Immigration, Nepal — ETA / visa for Nepal✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
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.
Department of Customs (Ministry of Finance notice, Nepal Gazette vol. 75, extraordinary issue 5, 15 Jestha 2082) — personal goods passengers may bring in and take out✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Nepal visa requirements statisticsWe track the entry rules of Nepal for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa on arrival, which applies to 185 passports (93%). 1% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (1 passport).
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Nepal or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about Nepal visasData: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
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