Nepal is set to introduce a new visa
regime in an attempt to discourage foreign criminals from using Nepal as
a transit point to sneak into a third country and also as a haven for
refugees, an official said.
The new visa regime that will soon come
into effect is likely to change existing visa regulations and citizens
of more countries might not get visa on arrival, according Adhikari.
As of now, residents of all countries, except 11, can avail of a three-month visa on arrival.
The countries exempted from the arrival visa are Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Cameroon, Somalia, Liberia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan.
"We had started granting a 90-day visa on arrival to promote tourism but the provision now needs to be reviewed and we are in talks with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to amend it," Suresh Adhikari, the director general of the Department of Immigration (DoI), told Saturday's The Kathmandu Post daily.
As of now, residents of all countries, except 11, can avail of a three-month visa on arrival.
The countries exempted from the arrival visa are Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Cameroon, Somalia, Liberia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan.
"We had started granting a 90-day visa on arrival to promote tourism but the provision now needs to be reviewed and we are in talks with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to amend it," Suresh Adhikari, the director general of the Department of Immigration (DoI), told Saturday's The Kathmandu Post daily.
According to Adhikari, people visiting
Nepal for trekking, expedition or mountaineering purposes will continue
to get an arrival visa for 90 days, but those who come here for a visit
will get arrival visa for 30 days.
As per the new proposal, citizens of China, the US and the European Union will be given priority in the new visa regime as these countries send thousands of tourists to Nepal annually, according to the daily.
As per the new proposal, citizens of China, the US and the European Union will be given priority in the new visa regime as these countries send thousands of tourists to Nepal annually, according to the daily.
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