What the Nepal visa rules mean for India travellers
India citizens can enter Nepal without a visa. You only need a valid India passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
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. Overall the India passport ranks #152 in the world with 27 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a India passport you can also visit 6 countries in the region without a visa, including Kazakhstan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Qatar and Thailand.
In the other direction, Nepal citizens can visit India visa-free.