Visa

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for Ordinary Passport

  • ETA will be valid for up to 6 months from the date of issue and should use the online Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) application form here https://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/onlinevisa-mission/application.
  • Once the online form completed the the applicant need to print it and either send it, together with the passport, to the embassy, or attend in person (One person can collect the visa for all if travelling in group/family).
  • We recommend that your passport have at least 8 months" validity. While a passport with 6 months" validity may be eligible for an eTA, traveling later could result in insufficient validity, causing difficulties during immigration clearance.
  • If the applicant attend in person, the opening times for submission of ETA applications is:- 9:15-13:00 AND 14:00-15:30 (weekdays except public holidays including bank holiday). Appointment not required to collect the ETA. (Same day 30-45 Minutes).
  • If application sent by post, the processing time is 2-3 working days, Applicant must include a self-addressed return pre-paid envelope so that the passport can be returned.
  • Application fee can pay by credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro) at the Embassy. A virtual payment link will be sent by email after the application is received, if the application is sent by post.
  • There is no fee for NRN ID card holders/Children under the age of 10.
  • Please note Non-UK Passport holders should submit their UK residence permit in addition to the other required documents.
  • If you want to wait and get the Tourist Visa when you enter Nepal. Please complete the on-arrival visa application form when you are in the entry point/Airport. https://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np
  • If the applicant do not have the home country address and contact number kindly ignore the telephone country code and use the current address and contact number.

Electronic Travel Authorization for Travel Document Holders and the Nationals of

Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Swaziland, Somalia, Liberia, Iraq, Ethiopia, Palestine, Syria and Afghanistan

For Travel Document Holders issued by the Government of UK, those who have been in the United Kingdom in a refugee status and the Nationals of Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Swaziland, Somalia, Liberia, Iraq, Ethiopia, Palestine, Syria and Afghanistan:

Mandatory Document Checklist

Applicants must submit the following documents for verification. Incomplete or unverified applications will not be processed.

1. Original Travel Document: Must have a minimum validity of 8 (eight) months from the intended date of entry.

2. Sponsorship or Accommodation Proof:

A signed sponsorship letter (self hand written and signed by the person willing to sponsor) along with a copy of the Nepali Passport and Citizenship Certificate of the sponsor;

OR

Confirmed hotel reservation details (applicable only if the applicant does not have a local sponsor).

The signed sponsorship letter provided by the sponsor must explicitly include a legally binding declaration of absolute liability and accountability. The sponsor must formally state that they accept full financial and legal responsibility for the sponsored individual during their stay in Nepal. This includes, but is not limited to, taking full account of any medical emergencies, healthcare expenses, legal liabilities, or incidents of an unlawful nature involving, or committed by, the sponsored individual. Failure to include this explicit undertaking of liability within the sponsorship letter will result in the immediate rejection of the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) application.

3. UK Residency Proof: A valid UK Residence Permit (Biometric Residence Permit/Proof of settled or pre-settled status).

4. Confirmed Flight Itinerary: A valid, confirmed round-trip air ticket.

Strict Compliance Notice: Flight itineraries must be verifiable. If an air ticket is found to be invalid, altered, or fraudulent upon verification, the application will be summarily disqualified from processing and blacklisted in Embassy records.

5. Proof of Address: A recent utility bill or official correspondence verifying the applicant's current UK residential address.

6. Financial Capability: The most recent one (1) month bank statement demonstrating sufficient funds.

7. Online Application Form: A printed copy of the completed Online Electronic Travel Authorization form, accessible via https://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/onlinevisa-mission/application.

Important Regulations & Guidelines

  • Passport/Travel Document Validity: The Embassy strictly recommends a minimum passport validity of 8 months. While a document with 6 months of validity may technically meet the baseline requirement for an eTA at the time of application, any subsequent travel delays may result in insufficient validity, leading to a denial of entry by immigration clearance authorities.

  • Processing Time: The standard processing window is one (1) week from the date of receipt of a complete application.

  • Submission and Collection Channels: Applicants may submit their eTA dossiers and collect their passports using any of the following methods:

    • In-person at the Embassy

    • Via an authorized agent or legal representative

    • Via postal services

  • Postal Application Payments: For applications submitted by post, a secure Virtual Payment link (supporting Visa Debit/Credit, Mastercard Debit/Credit, and all Maestro cards) will be dispatched to the applicant"s registered email address upon safe receipt of the physical application at the Embassy.

  • Return Postal Requirements: Applicants applying from within the United Kingdom must enclose a self-addressed, prepaid Special Delivery Envelope.

    • Note: Printed digital stamps, online labels, or QR-coded postage slips are strictly prohibited. Only physical, traditional postage stamps are accepted.

Integrity and Anti-Fraud Policy

Official Warning: The Embassy maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward fraudulent documentation. If any submitted document is determined to be counterfeit, forged, or unverifiable, the application will be permanently flagged in the Embassy's consular network. This will result in an immediate rejection of the current request and will prejudice or disqualify all future visa and entry applications to Nepal.

Electronic Travel Authorization for Diplomatic and Official Passport

An ETA shall be issued to a person holding a diplomatic or official passport for an official visit or duty to Nepal, including their accompanying family members, provided all hold diplomatic or official passports.

The diplomatic/official visa shall be issued by the Embassy for a period of 30 days.

The term thereof may be extended, if required, from the Department of Consular Services, Kathmandu for the remaining term of the official assignment in Nepal.

Required Documents for issuing ETA for Official/Diplomatic Passport:

  1. Original Diplomatic/Official passport with at least 8 (EIGHT) months" validity with at least two empty pages. (We recommend that your passport have at least 8 months" validity. While a passport with 6 months" validity may be eligible for an eTA, traveling later could result in insufficient validity, causing difficulties during immigration clearance.)
  2. One recent passport-size photograph
  3. A note verbale from the Foreign Ministry/Diplomatic Mission/ International Organisation or equivalent offices for an ETA, stating clearly the purpose and period of the visit.
  4. Online Electronic Travel Authorization application form for Official/Diplomatic Passport Holders (https://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/onlinevisa-mission/application)

ETA fees will be as follows:

Type of Visa Visa Valid for Fee
Multiple Entry 15 days £25/-
Multiple Entry 30 days £40/-
Multiple Entry 90 days £100/-

**Once ETA issued, it will be valid up-to six months only, so please enter the country within six months of visa issued date & DO NOT apply for a visa after or before 6 months you travel.

**Please note: Once the ETA is approved/issued, the fees will not be refunded.

**Tourist visas can be obtained on arrival at entry points except for the nationals of Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Swaziland, Somalia, Liberia, Iraq, Ethiopia, Palestine, Syria and Afghanistan.

**Refugees travelling with travel documents will require ETA before arrival.

Visitors may also obtain tourist visa at following arrival points in Nepal: Click here for Arrival points

Visa Extension:

A tourist visa can be extended from the Department of Immigration and Pokhara Immigration Office for a total of 120 days.

An additional 30 days visa may be granted on reasonable grounds from the Department.

Over the course of a visa year, a tourist cannot stay in Nepal more than cumulative 150 days.

Non-Residential Nepalese Visa:

1.If any foreigner of Nepalese origin residing in foreign country wish to reside or conduct business, profession or Study, teach in any subject in Nepal, ETA for non-residential Nepalese visa may be issued to him and of his family.

2. The format of non-residential Nepalese visa shall be under Appendix 3b.

For Rules and Appendix Please see link below Immigration office, Nepal

For more information please contact us on 02072291594 or email: visa@nepembassy.org.uk