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1. Do and don't in Nepal
1.1. To show appreciation and respect, use two
hands rather than one when giving or receiving
something, even money.
1.2. Remember not to point with a single finger
but use a flat extended hand especially to
indicate a sacred object or place.
1.3. Among Hindus, avoid touching women and holy
men. The traditional palms-together "Namaste"
greeting is preferable.
1.4. Don't eat with your left hand not eat beef
among Hindus.
1.5. Try not to step over or point your feet at
another person, a sacred place or a health.
1.6. Remove your shoes when entering a home,
temple or monastery (and leather items in Hindu
temples) and avoid smoking and wearing skinny
dress in religious settings.
1.7. Do not offer food from your plate, not eat
from a common pot, and avoid touching your lips
to a shared drinking vessel.
1.8. The sight of men holding hands is common,
but men and women holding hands, and general
acts of affection, are frowned upon.
1.9. Ask for permission before taking pictures,
specially inside holy shrines and temples.
2. Visa Fee and Form / Process
Tourist Visa
Tourist who intends to visit Nepal must hold
valid passport and visa.
a. Entry:- Tourist entry visa can be obtained
for the following duration from Royal Nepalese
Embassy or Consulate or other mission offices or
at the following immigration offices in Nepal.
- Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International
Airport, Kathmandu
- Immigration Office, Kakarvitta, Jhapa (Eastern
Nepal)
- Immigration Office, Birganj, Parsa (Central
Nepal)
- Immigration Office, Kodari, Sindhupalchowk
(Northern Border)
- Immigration Office, Belahia, Bhairahawa (Rupandehi,
Western Nepal)
- Immigration Office, Jamunaha, Nepalgunj (Banke,
Mid Western Nepal)
- Immigration Office, Mohana, Dhangadhi (Kailali,
Far Western Nepal)
- Immigration Office, Gadda Chauki,
Mahendranagar (Kanchanpur, Far Western Nepal)
i. Visa fee for visitors who enter Nepal for the
first time in a visa year (Jan-Dec):
Duration Fee : 60 days from the date of entry
Single Entry : US$ 30 or equivalent
convertible foreign currency
ii. Multiple entry facility can be obtained
paying additional US$ 50 or equivalent
convertible foreign currency. The facility will
be valid for a visa year (Jan-Dec) if the visa
period is valid.
b. Tourist Visa Extension:- A tourist visa can
be extended upto 120 days from the Department of
Immigration in Kathmandu and Pokhara Immigration
Office on request. Thereafter an additional 30
days can be extended from Department of
Immigration ensuring that tourist visa cannot be
extended more than 150 days.
Visa Extension Fee:
1. Tourist visa extension fee for 30 days: - US$
30 in equivalent Nepalese currency.
2. Tourist visa extension with multiple entry
facility:-Multiple entry facility can be
obtained paying additional US$ 50 or equivalent
convertible foreign currency. The facility will
be valid for a visa year (Jan-Dec) if the visa
period is valid.
3. Late fee for not applying extension in time:-
- US$2 in equivalent Nepalese currency per day
for the first 30 days.
- US$3 in equivalent Nepalese currency per day
for the next 31 to 90 days.
- US$5 in equivalent Nepalese currency per day
for more than 90 days.
4. Gratis visa :-
- Children below 10 yrs.
- Dependants up to the age of 16 years, holding
foreign passports of Nepalese parents or either
of their parent being a Nepalese citizen.
- Citizen of Nepali origin, after having
obtained passport for the first time from a
Nepal based foreign mission, until the period of
his departure to a foreign country
- Citizens of member countries of South Asian
association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and
the People's Republic of china.
- Any foreigner, who has lived in Nepal up to
fifteen (15) days continuously, re-entering
Nepal during the same visa year.
- Any foreigner, tourist entering into Nepal for
three days or less than that.
Some Important information to tourist: Don't or
Do's
• A tourist may stay in Nepal up to 150 days in
a visa year (Jan-Dec).
• A tourist must extend his/her visa before
expiry of the visa validity period. A tourist
who does not comply with these regulations may
be liable of fine and other prosecution as
provided in Immigration Act and Rules.
• A Foreigner having obtained tourist visa shall
not be allowed to work with or without receiving
remuneration.
• A foreigner shall not be allowed to carry out
any work other than that for which purpose s/he
has obtained the visa. |
