Visa requirements for Nepalese citizens explained

Document Name:Nepali passport
नेपाली राहदानी
Using Jurisdiction: Nepal
Document Type:E-Passport
Purpose:Identification
Eligibility:Nepal citizenship
Expiration:10 years from the date of issuance
Cost:Rs. 5,000 (adult 34 pages), Rs. 10,000 (adult 66 pages), Rs. 12,000 (Fast track service, 34 pages), Rs. 20,000 (Fast track service, 66 pages)

Visa requirements for Nepali citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Nepal.

As of 2024, Nepalese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 40 countries and territories, ranking the Nepal passport 101st in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania[2]
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda[3]
Argentina
Armenia
Australia[4]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria
Azerbaijan[5] 30 days
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh1 month
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin[6] 30 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan[7]
[8] 30 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana[9] 3 months
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso[10]
Burundi1 month
Cambodia[11] 30 days
Cameroon[12]
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
and territories
Colombia[13]
Comoros45 days
[14] 7 days
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire[15] 3 months
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti[16] 90 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt30 days
  • Conditional visa on arrival can be obtained.
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea[17]
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia[18] up to 90 days
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon[19] 90 days
Gambia
Georgia
  • Can visit and stay for 90 days without Georgian visa if holding a supporting document which could be a valid visa or residence permit issued by USA, UK, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, South Korea, Schengen and GCC countries.
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea[20] 90 days
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
[21] 30 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan[22]
Kenya[23] 90 days
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan[24] 60 days
30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho[25]
Liberia
Libya[26]
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar60 days
Malawi[27] 90 days
Malaysia[28] 30 days
  • Visa-free transit for 120 hours, provided arriving at and departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (only permitted to leave the transit area when switching terminals).
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius60 days
Mexico
  • Visa not required for any valid USA visa (e.g. H, L, F, J, B1/B2 etc.) holders to enter Mexico with tourist, transit & business purposes. Legal Permanent Residents of USA, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom & Schengen States do not require visa to enter Mexico with tourist, transit & business purposes.
30 days
Monaco
Mongolia[29] 30 days
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique[30] 30 days
Myanmar[31] 28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[32]
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria[33] 90 days
Norway
Oman
Pakistan[34] 1 month
  • Obtainable online.[35]
Palau30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea[36] 60 days
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar[37]
  • Visitors may apply for a visa on the Hayya website.
Romania
Rwanda[38] 30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis[39]
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3 months
Samoa90 days
San Marino
[40]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90 days
Serbia
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states and the United States.
Seychelles[41] 3 months
Sierra Leone[42] 30 days
Singapore30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia30 days
South Africa
[43]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain
Sri Lanka[44] 60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Suriname[45]
  • Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[46]
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
[47] 90 days
Thailand
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo[48] 15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
  • Conditional e-Visa. Maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the European Union member states and the United States.
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda[49] 3 months
Ukraine[50]
  • e-Visa (30 days) is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates
  • May apply using 'Smart service'.[51]
United Kingdom
United States and territories
Uruguay
Uzbekistan[52] 30 days
Vanuatu
[53]
  • e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
  • Phú Quốc Visa exemption for up to 30 days.[54] [55]
Yemen
Zambia[56] 90 days
Zimbabwe[57] 3 months

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Passport Ranking.
  2. Web site: Albania eVisa.
  3. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda eVisa.
  4. Web site: Australia Subclass 600.
  5. Web site: Azerbaijan eVisa.
  6. Web site: Benin eVisa.
  7. Web site: Bhutan eVisa.
  8. Web site: Bolivia Online Visa.
  9. Web site: Botswana eVisa.
  10. Web site: Burkina Faso eVisa.
  11. Web site: Cambodia eVisa.
  12. Web site: Cameroon eVisa.
  13. Web site: Colombia Online visa.
  14. Web site: DR Congo eVisa.
  15. Web site: CI eVisa.
  16. Web site: Djibouti eVisa.
  17. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
  18. Web site: Ethiopia eVisa.
  19. Web site: Gabon eVisa.
  20. Web site: Guinea eVisa.
  21. Web site: Iran eVisa.
  22. Web site: Kazakhstan eVisa.
  23. Web site: Kenya eTA.
  24. Web site: Kyrgyzstan eVisa.
  25. Web site: Lesotho eVisa.
  26. Web site: Libya eVisa.
  27. Web site: Malawi eVisa.
  28. Web site: Malaysia eVisa.
  29. Web site: Mongolia eVisa.
  30. Web site: Mozambique eVisa.
  31. Web site: Myanmar eVisa.
  32. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . May 21, 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
  33. Web site: Nigeria Immigration Services.
  34. Web site: Pakistan Online Visa.
  35. Web site: Pakistan Online Visa.
  36. Web site: PNG eVisa.
  37. Web site: Qatar Hayya.
  38. Web site: Rwanda E-Services.
  39. Web site: ST.KittsNevis eVisa.
  40. Web site: ST eVisa.
  41. Web site: Seychelles Electronic Border System.
  42. Web site: Sierra Leone eVisa.
  43. Web site: South Sudan eVisa.
  44. Web site: SL eVisa.
  45. Web site: Suriname eVisa.
  46. Web site: Suriname E-Visa | VFS Global | Official partner of the Government of Suriname . suriname.vfsevisa.com.
  47. Web site: Tanzania eVisa.
  48. Web site: Togo eVisa.
  49. Web site: Uganda eVisa.
  50. Web site: Ukraine eVisa.
  51. Web site: UAE Smart Service.
  52. Web site: Uzbekistan eVisa.
  53. Web site: Vietnam eVisa.
  54. Web site: Vietnam Introduces E-Visa for All Nationalities from August 15, 2023 . 2023-08-17 . Vietnam Briefing.
  55. Web site: Phu Quoc Visa - Exemptions- Requirements - Vietnam . vietnam-visa.com. 13 January 2016 .
  56. Web site: Zambia eVisa.
  57. Web site: Zimbabwe eVisa.