Organization : Department of Immigration
Type of Facility : Online Visa Application
Country: Nepal
Website : http://www.nepalimmigration.gov.np/
Apply Online : http://online.nepalimmigration.gov.np/
Nepal Advice for Online Visa Applicants
** In order to avoid long queues and unnecessary problems, kindly submit a complete Online Visa Application form to the Immigration Authority of Nepal in your first attempt! To do that, here are few things you need to prepare:
Related : Passport Application Nepal : www.statusin.org/7493.html
** Please keep your valid passport at hand.
** Ready a recent digital photograph (size: 1.5” x 1.5”) in your removable device to upload your photograph for the application.
** Gather beforehand
** a detailed permanent residence address, and
** detailed address in Nepal.
** You need to provide telephone numbers—land-line and mobile.
** You need to provide your email address too.
** The submitted application will remain in the system for 15 days. After 15 days, the application will be deleted automatically from the system.
** Once the application is successfully submitted, a receipt will be sent to your email immediately.
** Print the receipt and keep it with you as you need to produce it before the Immigration Authority.
** For your convenience, the deadline to contact the Immigration Authority will be mentioned in the receipt.
** The receipt also mentions about the documents you need to produce before the Immigration Authority.
** Please contact the Immigration Authority within 15 days after the submission of application.
** For example, if you submit your extension application today, and your visa is expiring the next day, on the third day if you visit the Department of Immigration, you will have to pay late fee of that day. In order to prevent this sort of hassle, please submit your extension application on time and get your visa renewed before crossing the expiry date.
** When you contact the Immigration Authority, please make sure you have the receipt and proper documents with you including the necessary fee.
Business Visa:
The business visa shall be granted to the following foreigners and their family on the recommendation of concerned agency:
** Foreigners having obtained license to make investment in any business or industrial enterprise within Nepal or authorised representatives of such business or industrial enterprise.
** Foreigners having obtained license to invest to carry on export trade from Nepal.
** Foreigners visiting Nepal from third country who export goods manufactured in Nepal through purchase or who place a purchase order for export.
** Except as otherwise provided for in these Rules, the business visa shall be issued for a period not exceeding five years at a time; and its term may be extended as per necessity.a) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub rule (2), a multiple business visa of five years shall be issued for 90 days at one time for the foreigners pursuant to clause (c) subrule for stay in Nepal.
** Application for the business visa has to be submitted in the format as referred to in Appendix 2.
Documents required:
** Recommendation from the Department of Industry.
** Registration of business/tax clearence.
** Progress report of the business from Department of Industry.
** Bio-data of the investor.
** Passport and copies of Passport along with a copy of the latest visa page.
Diplomatic Visa:
** Except in cases where a special order has been issued by Nepal government the diplomatic visa shall be issued to a person holding a diplomatic passport issued from any country and recommended from the concerned foreign diplomatic mission for the diplomatic visa, to a person considered fit to be granted diplomatic privileges by Nepal Government and the family members of such person holding the diplomatic passport.
** The diplomatic visa shall be issued on the basis of reciprocity; the term thereof may be extended at a time or from time to time for the term of the assignment in Nepal.
** An application for the diplomatic visa has to be made in the format as referred to in Appendix 1. Provided, however that the application as referred to in Appendix 1 is not required to be submitted if request or recommendation, accompanied by the details, is made by a foreign diplomatic mission or a body authorised therefor.
Documents required:
** Recommendation letter from the Diplomatic Mission in Nepal.
** Passport and copies of Passport along with a copy of the latest visa page.
Study Visa:
** The study visa shall be granted to the foreigners and their family who, having obtained the approval of Nepal Government, come to study, teach or conduct research in any educational institute in Nepal.
** Except for the foreigners who visit Nepal under the award of scholarship by Nepal Government or the accepted program of Nepal Government or Students and researcher under the agreement within the two universities or students from SAARC member states or students studying up to secondary level the foreigners intending to study and conduct research at their own will shall be granted the study visa only on the basis of the authentic source, in the case of the foreigner, to make expenses of at least three thousand American Dollars, grossly or on a monthly installment basis, per annum during their stay in Nepal, and in the case of their family, that of at least two thousand American Dollars per annum, or on the basis of the submission of a certificate of the exchange of foreign currency equivalent thereto or bank statement equivalent thereto.
** The study visa shall be granted for one year at a time. In cases the visa has to be granted for a period in excess thereof, the term of the visa may be extended by taking into consideration of the study and research progress report of such person, his activities as well as other necessary matters. Provided, however, that in the case of a researcher or student, such extension of the term shall be only for up to the Period of research or that of educational degree under study.
** Not withstanding anything written in clause (3), study visa may be granted to the student studying with technical subject, for total educational tenure of study.
** The recommendation of the Ministry of concerned has to be submitted for the study visa.
** An application for the study visa has to be submitted in the format as referred to in Appendix -2.
Documents required:
** Admission letter from the Academic Institution.
** Recommendation from the Ministry of Education of GON.
** Bank balance to support the study.
** Passport and copies of Passport along with a copy of the latest visa page.