Nepalese passport

Nepalese Passport
नेपाली राहदानी
The front cover of a machine readable Nepalese passport.
Issued by    Nepal
Type of document Passport
Purpose Identification
Eligibility requirements Nepal citizenship
Expiration 10 years from the date of issuance
Cost Rs.5,000 (adult 32 pages) Rs.10,000 (Fast track service)

Nepalese passports are issued to the citizens of Nepal for international travel by the Nepalese Department of Passport.

Physical appearance

MRP information page

Ordinary Nepalese passports are green, with the Coat of arms of Nepal emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The words Nepali: "राहदानी" and "नेपाल " are inscribed above the coat of arms and words English: "PASSPORT" and "NEPAL" are inscribed below the coat of arms. The ordinary passport contains 32 pages.

Front/Identity information page

Current Machine Readable Nepalese passport contains the following data:

  • Type
  • Country Code
  • Passport Number
  • Surname
  • Given Names
  • Nationality
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex
  • Date of Issue
  • Date of Expiry
  • Citizenship Number
  • Place of Birth
  • Issuing Authority
  • Holder's Signature

Passport note

Each passport contains a note in English from the foreign ministry that is addressed to the authorities of all other states, identifying the bearer as a citizen of that state and requesting that he or she be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms. The note inside Nepalese passport says:

Types of passports

There are 4 different types of passports issued by the government of Nepal:

  • Ordinary (Green)
  • Official (Blue)
  • Diplomatic (Red)
  • Travel Document (Black)

Fees

Applicants for Nepalese passports are required to pay the authorised passport issuing office a sum of NPR 10,000.00 (approx.US $100 at an exchange rate of around Rs 100 as of 24 November 2014) as fees for an Ordinary passport for urgent processing and NRP 5,000 for normal processing. Urgent processing is done by the ministry of foreign affairs and takes 2 to 3 days. Normal processing takes around 4 weeks but sometime it may take up to 6 weeks and is done from the Chief District officer's office. However, the Official and the Diplomatic passports are exempted from fees.[1][2]

Period of validity and Issuing

The passports are valid for 10 years from the date of issue and are issued by the Central Passport Office, District Administration Office in all 75 district headquarters as well as Nepalese Embassy's and Consulates abroad. However, as per new regulation, validity is for 5 years in case of minor under 10 years of age.

Machine Readable Passport (MRP)

As a member of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Nepal is obliged to issue machine-readable passports (MRP) after 2010. Nepal stopped issuing hand-written passports on March 31, 2010.

All traditional hand written passports were honoured as a bona fide travel document issued by the Nepalese Government until 24 November 2015. All traditional passports must be withdrawn from circulation as of November 2015.

Note: Nepal has now introduced machine readable passports from 26 December 2010.

Notes

Passports are not needed by citizens of India and Nepal to travel within each other's country by land or by air, but some identification may be required for border crossing or at the airport.

Visa requirements

Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Nepalese passports

In 2016, Nepalese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 37 countries and territories, ranking the Nepalese passport 98th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Passport, MOFA, Nepal". 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Requirements to apply for a new passport". Embassy of Nepal - Washington DC. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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