Visas

 

Visa-on-Arrival:

Bonafide Canadian Citizens holding valid Canadian passport can obtain a tourist visa upon arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu and at the other designated entry points in Nepal. To avoid queue at the airport, Canadian Citizens may wish to obtain Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) from the Embassy before travelling.

For visa-on-arrival, please make sure you have:

  1. Passport having validity of at least 6 months
  2. Visa fee in cash (US$ 30 for 15 days, US$ 50 for 30 days and US$ 125 for 90 days)

 

Requirement to Obtain Visa/ETA:

However, the following visitors must obtain a visa/ETA from the Embassy of Nepal before travelling to Nepal:

a) Persons holding Refugee travel document, and

b) Nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria and Zimbabwe

 

Entry/Exit Points:

The followings are the designated entry/exit points for foreigners for entering into and departing from Nepal:

  1. Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
  2. Immigration Office, Pokhara (not an entry point)
  3. Immigration Office, Kakarvitta, Jhapa
  4. Immigration Office, Birganj, Parsa
  5. Immigration Office, Kodari, Sindhupalchowk
  6. Immigration Office, Belahia, Bhairahawa
  7. Immigration Office, Jamunaha, Nepalgunj
  8. Immigration Office, Mohana, Dhangadhi
  9. Immigration Office, Gaddachauki, Mahendranagar

 

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA):

  1. The Government of Nepal has introduced Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) in place of visa stickers/handwritten visas to all visa applicants. Accordingly, the Embassy has started to issue ETA effective from 25 August 2023. The visitor should present the ETA issued by the Embassy at an immigration desk at the entry points in Nepal where the ETA will be converted into a corresponding visa, and the printed visa will be affixed on to the passport.  In case the ETA is lost, visitor can still present the passport/travel document that was submitted to obtain ETA from the Embassy.
  2. ETA is valid up to 6 months from the date of issuance.
  3. The Embassy reserves the right to grant or refuse visas.
  4. All other requirements and processes, including the submission of physical passports, remain the same.

Documents and Processes for Visa/ETA application:

For other information regarding VISA/ETA, please contact:

Department of Immigration: www.immigration.gov.np