Nepal entry requirements, by passport
Nepal visa requirements at a glance: 186 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Nepal without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 12 must obtain a visa before they travel.
Which passport do you hold?
We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Nepal for your nationality.
What we've verified for Nepal
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 23 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Visa-on-arrival fee: 30 USD
- Required documents (4)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation for Nepal: passport validity, where to get the visa, cash payment, extensions up to 150 days, offence of staying on an expired visa, vaccinations, gold and silver limits, trekking permits, airlines); ntb.gov.np and trade.ntb.gov.np (Nepal Tourism Board: fees of USD 30, 50 and 125, nationalities without visa on arrival, extension and USD 5 daily surcharge, alcohol and tobacco allowances); immigration.gov.np (Department of Immigration, official portal); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nepal/entry-requirements (UK Government: border checks, online application up to 15 days ahead, currency declaration); who.int (WHO) and sanidad.gob.es (Spain's Ministry of Health, "Listado de países"): yellow fever; whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 23 September 2026.
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 23 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Albania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Algeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Angola | Visa on arrival | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahrain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | — |
| Barbados | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belize | Visa on arrival | — |
| Benin | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Botswana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brunei | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chad | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Colombia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cuba | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Czech Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Denmark | Visa on arrival | — |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| DR Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | — |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa on arrival | — |
| Finland | Visa on arrival | — |
| France | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gabon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | — |
| Greece | Visa on arrival | — |
| Grenada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hungary | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| India | Visa-free | — |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Israel | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kenya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kiribati | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kosovo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kuwait | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Laos | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lesotho | Visa on arrival | — |
| Libya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa on arrival | — |
| Macao | Visa on arrival | — |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mali | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa on arrival | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mexico | Visa on arrival | — |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Morocco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | — |
| Myanmar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nauru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | — |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Oman | Visa on arrival | — |
| Pakistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Philippines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Portugal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Qatar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Russia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Rwanda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Africa | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa on arrival | — |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Taiwan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa on arrival | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tunisia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vatican | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | — |
| Yemen | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | Visa required | — |
| Cameroon | Visa required | — |
| Eswatini | Visa required | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | — |
| Ghana | Visa required | — |
| Iraq | Visa required | — |
| Liberia | Visa required | — |
| Nigeria | Visa required | — |
| Palestine | Visa required | — |
| Somalia | Visa required | — |
| Syria | Visa required | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa required | — |
Nepal rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: an international vaccination certificate is required from travellers arriving from a country with risk of transmission.
- Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers typhoid vaccination essential, as the risk in Nepal is among the highest in the world, and depending on the season Japanese encephalitis vaccination may be advisable.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Any amount above 5,000 US dollars in banknotes, or 10,000 dollars in notes and travellers' cheques combined, must be declared on arrival; customs issues a certified declaration worth keeping, as it may be requested when changing money on departure. Nepali rupees must be converted before leaving. Jewellery is limited to 50 grams of gold and 100 grams of silver: failing to declare precious metals is punished with a fine, confiscation and possible imprisonment.
- Alcohol
- Allowance published by the Nepal Tourism Board: one 1.15-litre bottle of distilled liquor.
- Tobacco
- Allowance published by the Nepal Tourism Board: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars.
Overstay penalties
Staying in Nepal on an expired visa is an offence, punished with a fine and possible arrest. Anyone who extends late, within the 150-day limit, pays a surcharge of USD 5 per day of delay on top of the extension fee.
Grounds for refusal
- A passport with less than six months' validity or without two blank pages.
- A passport reported lost or stolen.
- Belonging to one of the nationalities not eligible for a visa on arrival and arriving without a visa obtained beforehand.
- Being unable to show, if asked at the border, travel insurance or where you will spend the first night.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
See IATI's international site →IATI sells its policies according to the country you live in. Where do you live?
If your country isn't listed, try IATI's international site.
This is an affiliate link: if you buy through it, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Do you need a different visa for Kathmandu, Pokhara, or Lalitpur?
No. Nepal sets the requirements, so entering through Kathmandu asks for the same as entering through Pokhara or Lalitpur. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Nepal
In Nepal almost every trip revolves around the mountains. Sagarmatha National Park, at the foot of Everest, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1979, the same year as the Kathmandu Valley, where the Durbar squares of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, the Boudhanath stupa and the Pashupatinath temple form a single property. In the Terai, the southern plain, lie Chitwan National Park (1984), home to rhinos and tigers, and Lumbini (1997), the birthplace of the Buddha. Trekking has its own rules: since March 2023 a guide is compulsory in conservation areas and national parks, and restricted areas such as Mustang, Dolpo or Manaslu can only be arranged through an agency and with at least two people. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends insurance that covers helicopter rescue, points out that all Nepali airlines are banned from EU airspace and warns that the monsoon, from July to September, triggers landslides that can cut routes for days.
Sources for this section: whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Kathmandu Valley, 1979; Sagarmatha National Park, 1979; Chitwan National Park, 1984; Lumbini, 1997); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Nepal (trekking permits, compulsory guide, airlines, monsoon). Accessed 23 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Nepal
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Seeing the featured activities here needs advertising cookies. In the meantime, you can open them directly:
Browse activities on GetYourGuide →This is an affiliate link: if you buy through it, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Where can Nepal passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.