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Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)

The Government of Nepal has introduced Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) in place of visa stickers/handwritten visas for all applicants planning to visit Nepal. Accordingly, the Embassy has started issuing eTAs instead of visa stickers/handwritten visas.

  • Applicants are required to upload a recent passport-size photograph and a copy of their passport while submitting an online visa application. Please note that the images of the documents should not exceed 4 MB.

  • Diplomatic and official visas are issued on the basis of official written communication along with a copy of a duly filled-in visa application.

  • Private sector employees are required to submit a recommendation letter or a No Objection Letter from their employer.

  • Students are required to submit a valid student ID card or a recommendation letter from their college/university.

  • Any organization submitting visa applications for a group is required to provide a list of applicants along with an authorization letter, passports of the applicants as well as the organization"s letter.

  • All visa applicants are required to submit copies of their visa application form, passport, National ID Card or Birth Certificate, two-way flight booking, and hotel booking.

  • Online visa application forms are accepted on working days (Sunday to Thursday) from 09:30 am to 12:30 pm. Applications submitted with incorrect details or without the required documents will not be accepted. Please click here to submit your online visa application.

  • Please note that visa processing takes two (2) working days. Visa delivery time is from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

*** The Embassy of Nepal reserves the right to request additional documents, as deemed necessary.

eTA Fees

Tourist visas for nationals of SAARC countries are issued free of charge (gratis) for the first time in a visa year (01 January to 31 December). Any subsequent visa within the same visa year will be subject to an eTA fee.

The fees for tourist visas are as follows:

For 15 Days Multiple Entries eTA TK 3630

For 30 Days Multiple Entries eTA TK 6050

For 90 Days Multiple Entries eTA TK 15125

(The revised service fees will be effective from: 1 April 2026 / 18 Chaitra 2082 B.S.)

Visa on Arrival

Foreign nationals may apply for a tourist visa on arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and any other designated ports of entry via this link.

For more information regarding visa on arrival, please visit this link.

Please note that Bangladeshi nationals visiting Nepal are eligible for a tourist visa 'on arrival' at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu as well as at any other designated points of entry.

Foreign nationals (except official and diplomatic passport holders) from the following 13 countries, as well as refugees with travel documents, are required to obtain a visa from the Nepali Embassies/diplomatic missions before traveling to Nepal:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Cameroon
  3. Ethiopia
  4. Ghana
  5. Iraq
  6. Liberia
  7. Nigeria
  8. Palestine
  9. Somalia
  10. Swaziland
  11. Zimbabwe
  12. Syria
  13. Islamic Republic of Iran
  14. Refugee and Travel Document holders

Apply online visa/eTA: Click here

For specific inquiries regarding visa or consular matters, please contact us at consular@eondhaka.net.