Last updated: 27 December 2022
Who can travel?
- Open to citizens and residents of Nepal
- Open to citizens and residents * of the United Arab Emirates
- Open to all visitors subject to meeting the entry requirements
*Subject to entry requirements.
What do you need to travel?
PCR and vaccination requirements
All passengers travelling to Nepal must have:
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival; OR
- a negative COVID-19 test result certificate from a test taken at most 72 hours before the departure of the first flight of their itinerary. Tests accepted are GeneXpert, NAAT and RT-PCR.
This does not apply to passengers younger than 5 years.
Citizens of Nepal arriving from Ukraine are exempt from pre-departure COVID-19 entry requirements. They are subject to antigen tests on arrival.
Passengers are required to wear masks on flights to and from Nepal and within the departure/arrival terminal.
Antigen test on arrival
Passengers could be subject to a COVID-19 antigen test upon arrival. This does not apply to:
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival;
- passengers with a negative COVID-19 GeneXpert, NAAT or RT-PCR test result certificate from a test taken at most 72 hours before the departure of the first flight of their itinerary.
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival facilities restarted for eligible passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival OR holding a negative PCR test result issued at most 72 hours before the departure of the first flight of their itinerary.
Citizens of the following countries (except for officials and diplomatic passport holders): Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine, Somalia, Swaziland, Syria, Zimbabwe and refugees with travel documents are requested to obtain a tourist visa from an Embassy or a Consulate of Nepal prior to departure.
Departing from Nepal
Passengers travelling from Nepal must complete an “International Traveller Online Departure Form" at https://ccmc.gov.np/ and comply with the requirements of the transit and destination countries.
The above requirements are subject to change without prior notice. Please check the IATA Travel Centre website before your flight to get the latest updates on the requirements at the country you are travelling from and arriving to.