Passports and Visas are required except for Indian nationals holding proof of nationality and coming from India. Nepal Visa can be obtained from Nepalese embassies abroad. Visas issued are valid for 60 days and are to be used within six months of the date of issue.
- Visa fee is required to be paid at the embassy, airport or other entry points along with two passport-sized photo.
- Visa is valid for Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara Valley, Royal Chitwan National Park and motarable roads throughout the country.
- For trekking, a separate permit is required which is issued and can be extended only in Kathmandu and Pokhara Immigration Office.
- There are regular permit checking-points along the trails.
- No visa fee is charged for children under 10 years of age.
Visa Extension
A tourist visa can be extended at the 'Department of Immigration, Kathmandu' or the 'Immigration Office, Pokhara' for a total of 120 days. If tourists require a visa extension beyond 120 days, an additional 30-day visa can be granted on reasonable grounds by the Department with the approval of the Home Ministry. In one visa year (January to December) a t,ourist will not get extension longer than a cumulative 120 days.
Customs
- Travellers are allowed to carry 200 cigarettes, 20 cigars, one bottle of spirits and two bottles or 12 cans of beer free of duty.
- Personal effects exempts from duty include binoculors, cameras, film stock, record player, tape recorder, transistor, radio, and fishing rod and accessories.
- Firearms and ammunition, radio transmitters, walkie-talkies and drugs are not allowed unless import license obtained in advance.
- It is illegal to export antiques; objects like metal statue, sacred images, paintings, manuscripts, which are 100 years old or over.
» The Department of Archaeology at Ramshah Path near Singha Durbar has to certify all metal statues, sacred paintings and similar objects before they are allowed to be sent or carried out of the country.
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