What the Nepal visa rules mean for Eswatini travellers
Eswatini citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Nepal. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist visa through a Nepalese embassy or the online mission portal.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Nepal applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: 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 scan…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: 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 …
- Vaccinations: Polio: 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.
- Travel insurance: 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, repatriati…
Nepal entry rules compared
Nepal lets 1 passport in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 185 and requires an embassy visa from 12. Eswatini citizens are treated the same way as Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria. Overall the Eswatini passport ranks #113 in the world with 44 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Eswatini passport you can also visit 4 countries in the region without a visa, including Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.
In the other direction, Nepal citizens need a visa to visit Eswatini.