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Nepal visa rules for United States passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Nepal.

The answer

Visa on arrival. United States passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Nepal.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
90 days per entry
Fee
$125.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immigration.gov.npDepartment of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of NepalChecked 29 Oct 2026

All other passport holders may obtain a Visa on Arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport and other designated entry points.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Stays may total at most 150 days in each calendar year.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months prior to the date of travel.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Nepal passport holders need to visit the United States.

Nepal passport United States

Visa needed

A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler's passport.

Nepal passport to the United States, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places United States passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Kathmandu, nearest first.

  1. KyrgyzstanBishkek, about 1,940 km from KathmanduVisa-free · 30 days
  2. TajikistanDushanbe, about 1,950 km from KathmanduVisa-free · 30 days
  3. UzbekistanTashkent, about 2,100 km from KathmanduVisa-free · 30 days
  4. ThailandBangkok, about 2,210 km from KathmanduVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Kathmandu

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Kathmandu, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 19.2°CLow 2.6°CRain 16 mm
  2. FebHigh 21.9°CLow 5.1°CRain 23 mm
  3. MarHigh 25.9°CLow 8.9°CRain 36 mm
  4. AprHigh 28.6°CLow 12.4°CRain 59 mm
  5. MayHigh 29.2°CLow 16.1°CRain 114 mm
  6. JunHigh 29.4°CLow 19.3°CRain 253 mm
  7. JulHigh 28.7°CLow 20.4°CRain 385 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.9°CLow 20.1°CRain 318 mm
  9. SepHigh 28.4°CLow 18.7°CRain 208 mm
  10. OctHigh 27.2°CLow 13.9°CRain 47 mm
  11. NovHigh 23.3°CLow 8.2°CRain 7 mm
  12. DecHigh 20.1°CLow 4.1°CRain 11 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 18 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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