Nepal passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Nepal passport can enter 12 countries visa-free and 20 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #96.

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Visa-free destinations (12)

Countries you can enter on a Nepal passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Barbados BB Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Haiti HT India IN Micronesia FM Pakistan PK Philippines PH Senegal SN Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC The Gambia GM

Visa on arrival (20)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Nepal passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Laos LA Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Niue NU Palau Islands PW Rwanda RW Samoa WS Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Kenya KE Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (56)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN Indonesia ID Iran IR Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Myanmar MM Namibia NA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (136)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Nepal passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Macao (SAR China) MO Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nauru NR Nepal NP Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Sierra Leone SL Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Nepal passport?

    Holders of a Nepal passport have visa-free access to 12 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 20 more, for a total of 32 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 59 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Nepal passport?

    The Nepal passport is ranked #96 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 35.

  • Where do Nepal passport holders need a visa?

    Nepal passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 136 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Nepal travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, India is the most-flown visa-free destination from Nepal, with 5 non-stop routes.

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