What the Nepal visa rules mean for Timor-Leste travellers
Timor-Leste passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Nepal. There is nothing to apply for in advance — the visa is issued at the airport or land border after you pay the fee. Bring cash in a major currency, a passport valid for at least six months, a return ticket and the address of your first night's accommodation, and expect a queue at busy airports.
The main option is the Tourist Visa on Arrival — 15 Days, which costs 30 USD. Nepal also offers Tourist Visa on Arrival — 30 Days, Tourist Visa on Arrival — 90 Days, Tourist eVisa / ETA — 15 Days, Tourist eVisa / ETA — 30 Days and 1 more — see the visa options above.
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. Timor-Leste citizens are treated the same way as Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei and Cambodia. Overall the Timor-Leste passport ranks #99 in the world with 56 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Timor-Leste passport you can also visit 5 countries in the region without a visa, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
In the other direction, Nepal citizens need visa on arrival to visit Timor-Leste.