India passport Nepal
Do Indians need a visa for Nepal?
No visa needed.
Nepal
Kathmandu · Nepalese rupee (NPR) · Nepali
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You can board a flight to Nepal on a passport from India with no visa. The officer on arrival sets how long you may stay. Immigration will still want to see a return ticket, somewhere to stay, and enough money for the trip.
- Status
- Visa free
- Stay permitted
- 15, 30 or 90 days from entry, multiple entry. Extendable to 150 days in a calendar year.
- Government fee
- Nothing to pay
- Typical decision
- No application
There is nothing to apply for and nothing to pay.
Book your flight. Any site offering to sell you a Nepal visa, permit or "travel authorisation" for this trip is selling you something you do not need.
If you are travelling on a different passport, Nepal's official entry rules are at nepaliport.immigration.gov.np.
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from India needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read
What Nepal asks for
- Valid ordinary passport
- Previous Nepal visa, if any
Worth knowing
- Overstaying costs US$5 a day as a late fine.
- Children under 10 (except US citizens) get a free visa for up to 30 days.