PassportSouth Africa

Nepal: do South Africans need a visa?

South Africans can get a visa on arrival in Nepal. You can stay up to 90 days per visit, and you can apply to extend.

Tourist visa on arrival, with optional online pre-arrival application via the Department of Immigration (nepaliport.immigration.gov.np), or a visa from a Nepalese embassy in advance.234

Before you travel

Purpose of visit

Tourism. Other purposes need visas from a Nepalese mission.2

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Passport validity

At least 6 months beyond arrival, one blank page.23

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

How to apply

On arrival (Tribhuvan International Airport and land entry points) or online up to 15 days before arrival at nepaliport.immigration.gov.np, then pay at the airport. Fees (US State Dept): USD 30 for 15 days, USD 50 for 30 days, USD 125 for 90 days, in US dollars; at land borders bring clean USD notes (2003 or newer).23

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Where South Africans apply

On arrival/online. Embassy of Nepal in Pretoria exists (not opened).4

Not yet confirmed by an official source

Travel insurance

Not published by official sources

Return or onward ticket

Not published by official sources

Proof of funds

Not published by official sources

Accommodation or invitation

Not published by official sources

Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa

Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a risk country; polio may be required from some countries. Nepal is not a yellow-fever-risk country.23

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Arrival forms

Online visa/arrival form at nepaliport.immigration.gov.np (optional pre-arrival; within 15 days of arrival). Cash over USD 5,000 must be declared. Gold/silver limits apply.23

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Extending your stay and overstaying

Extensions online/at Department of Immigration up to 150 days per year. Overstaying is a serious offence: fines or imprisonment.2

Confirmed by other governments' official advice

Transit

Not published by official sources

Travelling with children

Not published by official sources

Sources

Other government

Official advice from other governments

  1. 2UK FCDO gov.uk
  2. 3US Department of State travel.state.gov

Reference

Used to find official sources, never the final word

  1. 4Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org

Last researched 5 October 2026. Rules change; confirm with the embassy before you book. Spotted something out of date? Report a change.