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Visa, stay set by the visa
Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate.
How long you may stay is set by your visa.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
Citizens of the following countries cannot obtain a Visa on Arrival at Nepal's immigration entry points. These applicants must apply in advance via a Nepalese Embassy or the online mission portal.
Nigeria
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Swaziland
Cameroon
Somalia
Liberia
Ethiopia
Iraq
Palestine
Afghanistan
Syria
Aevamo’s reading
The Immigration Act 2049 (consolidated through the 2072 amendment), section 3(1), creates the obligation itself: no foreigner may enter or stay in Nepal without a passport and visa. Section 3(2) delegates visa types, fees and related arrangements to rules, and the Department of Immigration's current visa pages are the operative implementation a traveller is actually governed by; the Rules 2051 (rule 3) confirm the Government's discretion and reciprocity-based exemption power without naming any additional nationality.
The Department of Immigration names these countries as unable to obtain a Visa on Arrival and requires them to apply in advance through a Nepalese Embassy or the online mission portal, so advance authorisation is required.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
The page header displays २०८३ भाद्र ४ गते बिहीबार (2083 Bhadra 4, ~20 August 2026) and the footer records अन्तिम अपडेट २०८३ भाद्र २ गते (last updated 2083 Bhadra 2, ~18 August 2026).
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.