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Immigration Office, TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) under the Department of Immigration has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing visas on Arrival. To obtain a visa upon arrival by air in Nepal you must fill in an application form and provide a passport copy. Visa application forms are available at the arrival hall, though some airlines provide this form on the flight. There are now visa registration machines in the immigration hall for people with electronic passports, which will automatically fill out the visa form for you after inserting your passport or you can get a visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed in your own country before your arrival.
Nationals of the following countries are requested to acquire visas before they arrive from their nearby Diplomatic missions (Embassies/consulates) of the Nepal Government:
Gratis Visa is issued free of cost in the case of the following categories of Visa applicants:
For any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@ourotravels.com or New Baneshwor 10, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Trekkers in Nepal are allowed to trek as FIT (Free Individual Trekker) or in a group of various sizes. However, there are certain trekking regions known as ‘Restricted Areas’ that are highly regulated by the Government of Nepal and hence FITs are strictly forbidden. Trekkers must have a special permit issued by the Department of Immigration for trekking in restricted areas and other trekking permits for the rest of the regions from authorized associations controlled and supervised by the government.
Trekkers are required to trek only in the specified or designated route as per the Trekking Permit. They are not allowed to change routes or the concerned trekking agency/trekking guide accompanying the group must not let trekkers change the route. Mountaineers with expedition permits should get trekking permits as well if they must pass through restricted areas to climb peaks.
For ‘Trekking Permit Fee Details’, please refer to https://ntb.gov.np/plan-your-trip/before-you-come/trekking-permit.
Most of the trekking regions in Nepal are located either inside national parks or conservation areas. Trekkers are required to obtain these permits for most of the trekking trails in Nepal. FITs are allowed to trek inside the national parks or conservation areas. To obtain a trekking permit for these regions you need to fill up a form and submit it with a copy of your passport and passport size photo attached at the Nepal Tourism Board Office. This permit is issued by Nepal Tourism Board for trekking in Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Manaslu, Mustang, and Rolwaling regions are some of the notable regions where you will need this permit.
Trekkers Information Management System or in short TIMS is a permit implemented jointly by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN). TIMS is implemented to ensure trekkers’ safety and security and control illegal trekking. This permit is required in all trekking regions of Nepal apart from the controlled area, where you will need a special permit. Group trekkers will have to obtain Blue TIMS cards by paying a fee of Rs 1,000 per person, while Free Individual Trekkers (FITs) must get Green TIMS cards by paying a fee of Rs 2,000. Similarly, group trekkers from SAARC countries must pay Rs 300 for TIMS cards, while FITs from the SAARC region have to pay Rs 600 each.
Although most of the trekking regions in Nepal require a TIMS permit, the permit is only valid for the trekking area/route as mentioned in the permit.
A few rural municipalities have implemented that trekkers who are trekking inside these areas need a permit. These permits are issued at the starting point of the trek.