Nepalese passport

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

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Nepalese Passport
नेपाली राहदानी
The front cover of a machine readable Nepalese passport
TypePassport
Issued by   Nepal
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityNepal citizenship
Expiration10 years from the date of issuance
CostRs.5,000 (adult 32 pages) Rs.10,000 (Fast track service)

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.

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 15000 or NPR 12,000 for issuance of passport on same day of application or for the day after the day of application respectively. Or, the sum of 10,000.00 (US $90.76 As of 15 July 2019) as fees for an Ordinary passport for urgent processing which takes 3-4 business day and NPR 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 77 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 Organization (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 All traditional passports are withdrawn from circulation as of November 2015.

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
Main article: Visa requirements for Nepalese citizens
Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Nepalese passports
  Nepal
  Visa-free
  Visa on arrival
  Electronic authorization or eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

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.

  • Cover of Nepalese Passport (Old)
  • Cover of Diplomatic Passport

See also

References
  1. "Department of Passport, MOFA, Nepal". 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. 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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