Visit visa will be issued only for trekking and mountaineering purpose at the Embassy from Oct 12, 2020. On-Arrival visa will be issued at immigration point of Nepal only for those going for trekking / Mountaineering in group with prior approval from Nepali Authority (Department of Tourism for Mountaineering and Nepal Tourism Board for Trekking). For on-arrival visa, group travelers should contact the travel/trekking agency in Nepal.
Also, the validity period of visa issued from January to March 2020 has been extended from 6 months to I year.
Following documents should be submitted at the immigration point of Nepal:
- Covid-19 PCR test Negative report issued within 72 hours.
- Valid visa issued from Embassy or visa approval letter provided by Nepalese authority to concerned travel/trekking agency.
- Hotel Reservation paper in Nepal with compulsory’ 7 days quarantine stay
- Insurance policy document of 5 thousand US dollar which is done for the purpose of Covid-19.
The visitors should also comply with following guidelines after reaching Nepal:
- One must stay at Hotel quarantine for minimum 7 days.
- PCR test on 5th day should be done in own expenses and if tested negative, one can go for trekking/mountaineering otherwise should stay in Hotel quarantine until test result shows negative in subsequent test.
- Before taking permission of mountain climbing, trekking/mountaineering group should do insurance of Nepalese group member worth of 100,000 Nepali Rupees.
One must obey the health protocol issued by Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal while going for trekking/Mountaineering.
Visa Application Formhttps://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/onlinevisa-mission/applicationhttps://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/onlinevisa-mission/application