Nepal - Obtain a Residential Visa

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Procedure

1. Gather all documents you will need to present or submit to apply for a visa.
2. Complete the visa application form. You may fill out an application form online or you may also download the appropriate forms and submit it personally to a Nepalese Mission for applicants outside Nepal or to a Department of Immigration office in Nepal.
3. The amount to be paid for the visa application varies depending on the country where you are getting the visa, please contact the nearest Nepalese Mission in your area to inquire about visa application fees, how you pay them and whether you will need to book an appointment to submit your application.

Notes:

• The mission making recommendation for the issuance of the residential visa to the foreigner as mentioned in other clauses save the foreigner as mentioned in clause (d) of sub-rule (1) shall send the recommendation along with the application filled up by such foreigner to the Department through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Any foreigner intending to obtain the residential visa under clause (e) of sub rule (1) has to submit a certified document of the source to be spent in Nepal and any foreigner intending to renew has to submit a certificate showing that he will spend or has spent in Nepal at least 20 thousand American Dollars or convertible foreign currency thereto at one time per year.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Recommendation letter from the concerned Diplomatic Mission in Nepal
• Bank statement showing the balance of US$20,000.00 or equivalent
• Passport and copies of Passport along with a copy of the latest visa page
• Recent coloured photo of the applicant sized 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch: actual photo or a digital file (for application submitted online)

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Immigration
Kalikasthan, Dillibazar, Kathmandu
Phone: 977 01 4433934 / 4429660 / 4438862 / 4438868
Fax : 977 01 4433935
Email : [email protected]
Website

Office Hours:
Sunday to Thursday:

In summer: 10:00am - 5:00pm

In winter (November to January) : 10:00am - 4:00pm

Friday:

10:00am - 3:00pm

Visa Application Hours:

Sunday to Thursday: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Friday: :10:00am - 1:00pm

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Phone: 4200182/83/84/85/86
Fax: 4200061 / 56, 4200160
Email: [email protected]
Nepalese Missions Abroad
Website

Eligibility

The following foreigners and their family intending to stay in Nepal may apply for a residential visa:

• Individuals with international reputation.
• Individuals capable of rendering outstanding contribution to the economic, social and cultural growth of Nepal.
• Individuals who has invested (minimum) one hundred thousand US dollars or convertible foreign currency equivalent thereto in industrial enterprise of Nepal at once.
• Any foreigner intending to spend life in Nepal without carrying on any business.

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application Form - Residential Visa Appendix 4
• Application Form - Residential Visa Appendix 4(a)

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

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Required Information

Appendix 4:

• Applicant's complete name
• Nationality
• Date of Birth
• Passport Number
• Passport Validity
• Address in Nepal
• Occupation (if any)
• Contact Telephone Number
• First Entry to Nepal
• Validity of Visa
• Permanent Address
• Visa requested From
• Reason for obtaining the Visa

Appendix 4(a):

• Applicant's complete name
• Nationality
• Place of birth
• Permanent Address
• Address in Nepal
• Occupation (if any)
• Passport Number
• Date of decision to issue residential visa
• Validity period of residential visa

Need for the Document

A visa is a document issued by a competent authority of a country to a person who is not a citizen of that country giving its holder permission to enter its territory and to remain there for a limited duration. Each country normally attaches various conditions to their visas, such as duration of stay, the territory covered by the visa, dates of validity, whether the visa is valid for more than one visit and so on. Visas are associated with the request for permission to enter a country, and are thus, for some countries, distinct from actual formal permission for an alien to enter and remain in the country. In any event, a visa is subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry, and can be revoked at any time.

In the early days a visa is granted by an immigration official upon the visitor's arrival at the frontiers of a country, but increasingly today a traveller wishing to enter another country must apply in advance for a visa, sometimes in person at a consular office, by mail or over the internet. A visa application made in advance, gives the destination country a chance to consider the applicant's circumstance, such as financial security, reason for applying, and details of previous visits to the country.

The visa is commonly a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport or other travel document. The actual visa may still be an endorsement in the passport or may take the form of a document or an electronic record of the authorisation, which the applicant can print before leaving home and produce upon entering the host country. Some countries do not require visas for short visits.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a Residential Visa to gain entry in Nepal.

Information which might help

The Department of Immigration may cancel a visa of any foreigner in the following circumstances:

• If the holder fails to produce an international health certificate as and when required to do so.
• If the holder becomes insane or goes mad.
• If the holder is found to have absconded after committing any serious criminal offence.
• If the holder is found to be suffering from any contagious or communicable disease.
• If the holder's presence seems to cause detrimental effect in peace and security or Nepal or in the mutual fraternity of the people if Nepal.
• If the holder conduct is found to be suspicious or if he carries out, or causes to be carried out, any undesirable activities.
• If the holder's presence seems to result in adverse impact on the social and culture environment in Nepal.
• If the holder, or causes to violate, the Act, these Rules and other prevailing law.
• If the holder carries out any other acts or things not in consonance with the purpose for which the visa has been issued or the purpose of visa ends before the provided visa period.

Note: Fees paid to obtain a visa which was then cancelled shall not be refunded.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Department of Immigration Website:

http://www.nepalimmigration.gov.np/?page_id=94

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