Kathmandu, July 13: Travellers planning to visit Nepal will have to shell out more money as the authorities have decided to hike the visa fees for foreign tourists. The officials informed that Nepal will raise visa fees for foreign tourists from July 17 this year. The Department of Immigration (DoI) of Nepal has hiked visa fee for tourists in a range between USD 5 and USD 35. Meanwhile, the tourist visa fee for 15 days (multiple entries) has been raised by USD 5 to USD 30, the tourist visa fee for 30 days (multiple entries) has been raised to USD 50 from USD 40. The DoI has also raised the visa extension fee for foreign tourists. Aadhaar Now Valid Identity Proof to Enter Nepal, Bhutan Without Visa For Indians Aged Over 65 & Under 15. 

Officials informed that the change in visa fee structure was minor and the fee structure would be revised again after the completion of the Visit Nepal Year 2020. The Department of Immigration (DoI) was quoted by ANI saying that the decision to increase the foreign tourist visa fees was taken in May this year as the government here had not raised the charges for almost a decade. "Change in the visa fee structure for foreign tourists is necessary to make the fee contextual," said Eshor Raj Poudel, director general at DoI.

Poudel further informed that significant changes in the visa fee structure were not made in view of the tourism campaign next year. "We will rework on the visa fee structure following the completion of the Visit Nepal 2020 tourism campaign," added Poudel.

Here’s All You Need to Know About the Hike from July 17:

  1. Fee for tourists hiked in a range between USD 5 and USD 35.

  2. Tourist visa fee for 15 days (multiple entries) has been raised by USD 5 to USD 30

  3. Tourist visa fee for 30 days (multiple entries) has been raised to USD 50 from USD 40.

  4. Tourist visa fee for 90 days (multiple entries) has been raised by USD 35 to USD 125.

The DoI has also raised the visa extension fee for foreign tourists. The visa extension fee (within the valid visa period) has been raised to USD 3 per day from USD 2 per day. Similarly, visa extension fee (with multiple entries) has been raised to an additional USD 25 from an additional USD 20. Similarly, the late fee on visa extension (after visa expiration) has been raised to USD 5 per day from USD 3 per day.

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