Select a visa category below to find the visa issuance fee, number of entries, and validity period for visas issued to applicants from this country*/area of authority.
Visa Classification: The type of nonimmigrant visa you are applying for.
Fee: The reciprocity fee, also known as the visa issuance fee, you must pay. This fee is in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee (MRV fee).
Number of Entries: The number of times you may seek entry into the United States with that visa. "M" means multiple times. If there is a number, such as "One", you may apply for entry one time with that visa.
Validity Period: This generally means the visa is valid, or can be used, from the date it is issued until the date it expires, for travel with that visa. If your Validity Period is 60 months, your visa will be valid for 60 months from the date it is issued.
| Visa Classification |
Fee | Number of Entries |
Validity Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| A-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| A-3 1 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| B-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| B-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| B-1/B-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| C-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| C-1/D | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| C-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| C-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| CW-1 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| CW-2 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| D | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| E-1 2 | No Treaty | N/A | N/A |
| E-2 2 | No Treaty | N/A | N/A |
| E-2C 12 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| F-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| F-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-3 | None | One | 3 Months |
| G-4 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| G-5 1 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| H-1B | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| H-1C | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| H-2A | None | N/A | N/A 3 |
| H-2B | None | N/A | N/A 3 |
| H-2R | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| H-3 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| H-4 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| I | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| J-1 4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| J-2 4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| K-1 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-2 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-3 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| K-4 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| L-1 | None | Multiple | 36 Months |
| L-2 | None | Multiple | 36 Months |
| M-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| M-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| N-8 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| N-9 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| NATO 1-7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| O-1 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| O-2 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| O-3 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| P-1 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| P-2 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| P-3 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| P-4 | None | Multiple | 36 Months 3 |
| Q-1 6 | None | Multiple | 15 Months 3 |
| R-1 | None | Multiple | 36 Months |
| R-2 | None | Multiple | 36 Months |
| S-5 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-6 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-7 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| T-1 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| T-2 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-3 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-4 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-5 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-6 | None | One | 6 Months |
| TD 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U-1 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| U-2 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| U-3 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| U-4 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| U-5 | None | Multiple | 48 Months |
| V-1 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| V-2 | None | Multiple | 120 Months 8 |
| V-3 | None | Multiple | 120 Months 8 |
Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, please contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply if you believe this information is in error or if you have further questions.
The validity of A-3, G-5, and NATO 7 visas may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the person who is employing the applicant. The "employer" would have one of the following visa classifications:
An E-1 and E-2 visa may be issued only to a principal alien who is a national of a country having a treaty, or its equivalent, with the United States. E-1 and E-2 visas may not be issued to a principal alien if he/she is a stateless resident or national of a country without a treaty. *When the spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 principal alien are accorded derivative E-1 or E-2 status and are themselves a national of a country that does not have a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the principal alien’s country of nationality should be used. **Spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 visa principal applicant, where the spouse and children are also nationals of a country that has a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the spouse and children’s country of nationality should be used.
*Example 1: John Doe is a national of Country A that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country B which has no treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the same reciprocity as John Doe, the principal visa holder.
**Example 2: Mike Doe is a national of Country Y that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country Z that also has a treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the reciprocity issued to nationals of Country Z.
The validity of H-1 through H-3, O-1 and O-2, P-1 through P-3, and Q visas may not exceed the period of validity of the approved petition or the number of months shown, whichever is less.
Under 8 CFR §214.2, H-2A and H-2B petitions may generally only be approved for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as participating countries. The current list of eligible countries is available on USCIS's website for both H-2A and H-2B visas. Nationals of countries not on this list may be the beneficiary of an approved H-2A or H2-B petition in limited circumstances at the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security if specifically named on the petition.
Derivative H-4, L-2, O-3, and P-4 visas, issued to accompanying or following-to-join spouses and children, may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the principal alien.
There is no reciprocity fee for the issuance of a J visa if the alien is a United States Government grantee or a participant in an exchange program sponsored by the United States Government.
Also, there is no reciprocity fee for visa issuance to an accompanying or following-to-join spouse or child (J-2) of an exchange visitor grantee or participant.
In addition, an applicant is eligible for an exemption from the MRV fee if he or she is participating in a State Department, USAID, or other federally funded educational and cultural exchange program (program serial numbers G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-7).
However, all other applicants with U.S. Government sponsorships, including other J-visa applicants, are subject to the MRV processing fee.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian and Mexican nationals coming to engage in certain types of professional employment in the United States may be admitted in a special nonimmigrant category known as the "trade NAFTA" or "TN" category. Their dependents (spouse and children) accompanying or following to join them may be admitted in the "trade dependent" or "TD" category whether or not they possess Canadian or Mexican nationality. Except as noted below, the number of entries, fees and validity for non-Canadian or non-Mexican family members of a TN status holder seeking TD visas should be based on the reciprocity schedule of the TN principal alien.
Since Canadian nationals generally are exempt from visa requirement, a Canadian "TN' or "TD" alien does not require a visa to enter the United States. However, the non-Canadian national dependent of a Canadian "TN", unless otherwise exempt from the visa requirement, must obtain a "TD" visa before attempting to enter the United States. The standard reciprocity fee and validity period for all non-Canadian "TD"s is no fee, issued for multiple entries for a period of 36 months, or for the duration of the principal alien's visa and/or authorized period of stay, whichever is less. See 'NOTE' under Canadian reciprocity schedule regarding applicants of Iranian, Iraqi or Libyan nationality.
Mexican nationals are not visa-exempt. Therefore, all Mexican "TN"s and both Mexican and non-Mexican national "TD"s accompanying or following to join them who are not otherwise exempt from the visa requirement (e.g., the Canadian spouse of a Mexican national "TN") must obtain nonimmigrant visas.
Applicants of Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan, Somalian, Sudanese, Syrian or Yemeni nationality, who have a permanent resident or refugee status in Canada/Mexico, may not be accorded Canadian/Mexican reciprocity, even when applying in Canada/Mexico. The reciprocity fee and period for "TD" applicants from Libya is $10.00 for one entry over a period of 3 months. The Iranian and Iraqi "TD" is no fee with one entry over a period of 3 months.
Q-2 (principal) and Q-3 (dependent) visa categories are in existence as a result of the 'Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998'. However, because the Department anticipates that virtually all applicants for this special program will be either Irish or U.K. nationals, the Q-2 and Q-3 categories have been placed only in the reciprocity schedules for those two countries. Q-2 and Q-3 visas are available only at the Embassy in Dublin and the Consulate General in Belfast.
No S visa may be issued without first obtaining the Department's authorization.
V-2 and V-3 status is limited to persons who have not yet attained their 21st birthday. Accordingly, the period of validity of a V-2 or V-3 visa must be limited to expire on or before the applicant's twenty-first birthday.
Posts may not issue a T-1 visa. A T-1 applicant must be physically present in the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or a U.S. port of entry, where he/she will apply for an adjustment of status to that of a T-1. The following dependents of a T-1 visa holder, however, may be issued a T visa at a U.S. consular office abroad:
The validity of NATO-5 visas may not exceed the period of validity of the employment contract or 12 months, whichever is less.
The validity of CW-1 and CW-2 visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (12 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
The validity of E-2C visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (24 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development does not require a fee for general document registration within 35 days of the registration. If it exceeds 35 days, there is a fee.
Effective from 24 Nov 2015, births, deaths, marriages, divorces and migrations can be registered ONLINE at https://donidcr.gov.np/ or the applicant can go to their respective municipality website and click on the vital registration tab.
Process: Complete the online form including the mobile number. The Metropolitan City Office (Local Registrar’s Office) will provide a TOKEN number to the mobile number listed. The applicant may use the token number to collect the certificate from the office within 30 days. After 30 days, the token number will expire.
Birth, marriage and death certificates contain:
Effective March 2013, documents such as birth, death, marriage, and divorce registration certificates are issued in both Nepali and English. In most cases, the top half of the document will be in Nepali and the bottom half will be in English. Police certificates will be printed in English.
Available
Fees: The ward office, municipality, sub-metropolitan city office, and the metropolitan city office charge fees at their discretion.
Document Name: Birth Certificate; also referred to as a Birth Registration Certificate / Recommendation Certificate / Birth Verification Certificate.
Issuing Authority:
A person born before 1973 can present his/her citizenship card in order to obtain a birth certificate from the ward office or municipality, sub-metropolitan city office, or metropolitan city office of each district. They will only receive a “recommendation of birth”.
A person born in or after 1973 can obtain a birth certificate from the ward office where the person is residing or was residing at the time of his/her birth or death.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: There are several valid formats of typewritten, handwritten, or hybrid (typewritten and handwritten) birth certificates. Generally, these are marked with the black-and-white rubber seal or color self–ink stamp of the issuing authority. The different formats diverge widely because four different types of offices in each of Nepal’s 77 districts issue birth certificates. Some birth certificates are in English, some are in Nepali, and some are in both languages. No uniform special seal, color, or format that exists across all Nepali birth certificates. Birth certificates are widely referred to as Schedule 12.
Registration Criteria: A concerned person or a concerned person’s family may request the issuance of birth registration certificates. Nepali law requires birth registration. Despite this requirement, very few parents register the birth of their children at the time of their children’s birth. Birth registration certificates are often issued long after an individual’s actual birth. Birth records issued by hospitals are not considered legal documents, but can be used to obtain a legal birth certificate.
Procedure for Obtaining: Registrants must print the required form using the link below and submit it to one of the appropriate offices or the ward office. The certificate generally contains the parents’ and grandparents’ names, applicant’s name, date, and place of birth. The forms are available online at https://donidcr.gov.np/.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: Nepali Citizenship Card
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: The ward office, municipality, sub-metropolitan city office, and the metropolitan city office charge fees at their discretion.
Document Name: Death Registration Certificate
Issuing Authority: The ward office, municipality, sub-metropolitan city office, or metropolitan city office of each district.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: There are several valid formats of typewritten, handwritten, or hybrid (typewritten and handwritten) death certificates, generally marked with the black rubber seal or self-ink stamp of the issuing authority. The different formats diverge widely because four different types of offices in each of Nepal’s 77 districts issue death certificates. Some death certificates are in English, some are in Nepali, and some are in both languages. No uniform special seal, color, or format exists across all Nepali death certificates. The document is widely referred to as Schedule 21
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The ward secretary, local registrar, or chief justice/judge
Registration Criteria: A concerned person’s family may request the issuance of death registration certificates.
Procedure for Obtaining: Registrants must print the required form using the link below and submit it to the appropriate office at the ward office municipality, sub-metropolitan city office, or metropolitan city office where the deceased person was born or resided. The certificate generally contains the parents’ and grandparents’ names, the deceased person’s name, and the date and place of death. The forms are available online at https://donidcr.gov.np/. After thirty-five (35) days from the date of death, a charge of 200 NPR will be applied to process the document.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: A Death certificate issued from a hospital.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: If the marriage is registered within 35 days of being solemnized, the base cost is free and if after 35 days, the base cost is 50 rupees, but some Ward Offices charge an additional fee of up to 1000 rupees for processing.
Document Name: Marriage Registration Certificate (If the certificate was issued before August 2017 and the wedding took place in a court, the document may be called Court Marriage Certificate). Since 2017, the court wedding document is called a Deed of Consent to Marriage and is intended to be taken to the Ward Office for the marriage to be registered, leading to the final document, which is the Marriage Registration Certificate.
Issuing Authority: Before August 2017, marriages could be recorded at a Court, or if initiated by customary, traditional, or religious wedding ceremonies, then at either a Municipality Office or Ward Office. Since August 2017, marriages are only registered at the Ward Office. Marriage certificates produced after August 2017 can only be produced by the respective Ward Office, regardless of which office originally recorded the marriage.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: For marriage certificates issued before August 2017, there were several valid formats of typewritten, handwritten, or hybrid (typewritten and handwritten) marriage certificates, generally marked with a black rubber seal or self–inking stamp of the issuing authority. Some marriage certificates were in English, some in Nepali, and some in both languages. No uniform special seal, color, or format existed. Even the orientation of Nepali marriage certificates (landscape versus portrait) varied.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: For marriage certificates produced after August 2017, the issuing authority is the Ward Office, and the certificate is authorized by the “local registrar” employed at the Ward Office. Marriage certificates produced before August 2017 could have been issued by the Ward Office, Village Office, Municipality Office, or District Court.
Registration Criteria: The couple must submit to the Ward Office an application and evidence that their marriage was solemnized, which could be a “Deed of Consent” issued by a District Court (or Nepali Embassy), evidence of a religious/cultural wedding ceremony (may require witness statements), or a child’s birth certificate with both names of the father and mother listed. Both the groom and bride must be 20 years of age or older, free to marry, and have disclosed certain disabilities or illnesses to one another if they exist (as described in the Civil Code). They also must not be related to one another in way that violate anti-incest laws, so must furnish information about their family lineage.
Procedure for Obtaining: In order to register a marriage, a couple must first solemnize their marriage and then, within 35 days, apply for a marriage certificate at the appropriate Ward Office based on the domicile of the groom, or if he is not a Nepali citizen, then on the domicile of the bride.
For most Ward Offices, the application can be submitted online at: https://donidcr.gov.np/. A few days after submitting their application, the couple will receive a confirmation with a “token number” and can then go to the Ward Office to complete their application in person. Some Ward Offices do not yet have the connectivity to receive the application online and will require a paper form matching the online questions. Normally, both the bride and groom must go to the Ward Office together, and they will need to bring evidence that their marriage was solemnized, which could be a “Deed of Consent” issued by a District Court (or a Nepali embassy abroad), evidence of a religious/cultural marriage (including witness statements), or a mutual child’s birth certificate with both names of the father and mother.
If either the groom or bride is not a Nepali citizen, the marriage must be solemnized in a District Court. Before marrying in a District Court, the foreign groom or bride will be required to attest to his or her eligibility to marry by obtaining an Affidavit of Eligibility to Marry (to fulfill a requirement sometimes referred to as a “no objection letter”). An Affidavit of Eligibility to Marry is available at the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu for the price of a notarial fee. Additional details to book an appointment can be found at: np.usembassy.gov. The District Court may also require witness(es) to attest that the parties are free to marry. The District Court will require that both the groom and bride have resided in-district for 15 days.
The Ward Office, satisfied with the documentation that a marriage was solemnized by the bride and groom, and in the absence of any legal impediment, will record the marriage and produce a marriage certificate. The Ward Office has the discretion to back-date the marriage to the effective date of the wedding, or the birth of the child if the couple already has a child. The marriage registration certificate would show both the date the marriage was registered and the effective date from which they are to be considered to have wed.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no Alternate Documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: Fees charged by Ward Offices vary from 0-1000 rupees.
Document Name: Divorce Certificate
Issuing Authority: The District Court issues the Divorce Decree, signed by the district judge. The applicant will only get the photocopy of the Divorce Decree, the original copy remains in the district court. On the basis of the Divorce Decree, the ward office will register the divorce and issue a divorce certificate, which is the final document and the divorce is then reflected in the person’s vital records. Prior to August 2017, municipality and sub-metropolitan offices could also issue Divorce Certificates based on judicial Divorce Decrees.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The Divorce Decree from the District Court is only in the Nepali language. It should be translated into English by a Notary Public. The copy of divorce decree from the court is signed by the issuing authority with red ink. Divorce certificates issued by the Ward office, and can include Nepali, English or both languages.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The District Court Secretary for the Divorce Decree and the Local Registrar employed at a Ward Office for the final Divorce Certificate. Before August, 2017, municipality and sub-metropolitan offices could also be the issuing authority for the Certificate.
Registration Criteria: Divorce Certificates are issued when a judicial Divorce Decree is registered at the Ward Office.
Procedure for Obtaining: To receive a divorce certificate, an individual must present a copy of a valid, court-issued divorce decree to the ward office. Prior to August 2017, an individual could also apply to a municipality, sub-metropolitan city office, or metropolitan city office to obtain this same certificate.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no Alternate Documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: The adoption processing fee is $3,000 USD, payable to the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW), plus a $5,000 USD, child care contribution to the orphanage. After these fees are paid, the MOWCSW issues a Final Adoption Decree.
Document Name: Final Adoption Decree
Issuing Authority: The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The color of the decree is white, the title is printed in red, and the document bears the seal of MOWCSW.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The legal officer, MOWCSW
Registration Criteria: Please refer to icab.gov.np
Procedure for Obtaining: Formal, written request to Legal Officer, MOWCSW
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no Alternate Documents.
Comments: On August 6, 2010, the U.S. Department of State and USCIS suspended processing new adoption cases from Nepal that involve children who are identified as abandoned. In Nepal, evidence presented to support a claim of abandonment is overwhelmingly unreliable. Cases involving relinquishment by known birth parent(s) are unaffected by the suspension. For more information, please see travel.state.gov.
In November 2014, the U.S. Department of State and USCIS conducted a joint effort to reevaluate Nepal’s current child welfare system and adoption procedures. The U.S. government still has concerns about the infrastructure of intercountry adoption process in Nepal. The U.S. Department of State and USCIS strongly recommend that prospective adoptive parents refrain from adopting children from Nepal, and that service providers not accept new applications for adoption from Nepal. For more information, please see uscis.gov/adoption.
Available
Fees: There are no fees.
Document Name: Citizenship Certificate (also sometimes referred to informally as “National ID”)
Issuing Authority: The district administration office
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Typewritten certificate with the black-rubber seal of the issuing authority.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The district administration office
Registration Criteria: An applicant may obtain a citizenship certificate from the district administration office after presenting the birth certificates and citizenship certificates of the applicant’s parents. For more information, please see the following site moha.gov.np.
Procedure for Obtaining: Please follow this link: moha.gov.np.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no Alternate Documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: All 77 district administration offices in Nepal issue Citizenship Certificates.
At the completion of age sixteen, a Nepalese citizen can apply to the Chief District Office (CDO) for a citizenship certificate. This document contains the person's name, the father's name (or the husband’s name in the case of a married woman if the individual so chooses), the date of birth, and the district where the person resides. The citizenship certificate is the most reliable proof of identity in Nepal.
Available: Available to both foreign nationals and Nepali citizens.
Fees: There are no fees,
Document Name: Police Clearance Certificate
Issuing Authority: The Nepal Police Headquarters, Character Verification Section, Naxal, Kathmandu, and the Nepal Police. For more information, see the Nepal Police official website at nepalpolice.gov.np
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The police clearance certificate contains the dispatch number, applicant's citizenship number, name, date of birth, passport number and photograph. The photograph is stamped by the police headquarters, verification section. Police certificates obtained in paper form have a hologram and rubber seal of the issuing authority. Certificates obtained online and printed by the applicant can be verified via the QR code or at the following link using the dispatch number, last name, and date of birth of the applicant: https://opcr.nepalpolice.gov.np/#/crossVerify.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The deputy superintendent of police / inspector of police
Registration
Police Certificates obtained online and printed by the applicant are accepted at the U.S Embassy Kathmandu.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no Alternate Documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Unavailable: Generally unavailable.
Fees: There are no fees.
Document Name: Prison Record
Issuing Authority: The Department of Prison Management (DOPM) / Individual Prison Centers
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Office Stamp
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The director general, director, or jailer
Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria.
Procedure for Obtaining: Applicants must issue a formal request for official purpose
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available: Available for all current and former employees of the Nepal Army.
Fees: There are no fees.
Document Name: Military Record
Issuing Authority: The adjutant general, army headquarters
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Typewritten or handwritten letter with black and white rubber seal of the issuing authority.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The adjutant general
Registration Criteria: Applicants may submit their applications at the Nepal Army Headquarters or at the Nepal Army Offices where the applicant served.
Procedure for Obtaining: Applicants can submit their applications at the Nepal Army Headquarters or at the Nepal Army Offices where the applicant served.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Types Available: There are four types of Nepali Travel Documents. The regular Nepali passport is green, the official passport is blue, the diplomatic passport is red, and the travel document is black. The validity of regular Nepali passports is ten years. The validity of diplomatic passports is five years. The maximum validity of an official passport is ten years; however, the passport expires on the date of the passport holder’s retirement from Nepali government service. A travel document’s validity is determined on a case-by-case basis, but generally is valid for one year and a single journey.
Fees: 5,000 Nepali rupees to obtain documents by regular handling from the District Administration Office, and 10,000 Nepali rupees per document for expedited handling (generally within one week).
Document Name: Passport / Travel document
Issuing Authority: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Passports
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Green, red, blue, and black types (see above), all with various security features described below. The latest versions of machine-readable travel documents and Nepali passports share the same security features. These include:
Micro printing on the lines on page 2 (biometrics page) that form the data boxes, and on page 3 on the signature line and the three lines for "name and address of the next of kin." Visible under magnification, the micro printing reads in Nepali script “Nepal Passport.” This micro printing will smudge if photocopied or scanned.
The laminate covering on page 2 contains a row of five blue Nepalese coats of arms along the bottom border. Another row of five coats of arms along the top border of the page is visible only under ultraviolet (UV) light. If the laminate is lifted (as happens when a photograph is switched), this top row will be disturbed.
All pages feature four Nepalese coats of arms, one in each corner, visible under UV light, and each page's number is visible in the center of the page under UV light.
The thread holding the book together will also fluoresce under UV light.
Each page has a watermark with the letters “SN.”
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The district administration office
Registration Criteria: Please follow the link at: nepalpassport.gov.np
Procedure for Obtaining: Information on obtaining a Nepali passport can be found at: nepalpassport.gov.np.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: There are no fees.
Document Name: Citizenship Certificate (also sometimes referred to informally as “National ID”)
Issuing Authority: The district administration office
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Typewritten or handwritten letter with the black-and-white rubber seal of the issuing authority.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The district administration office
Registration Criteria: An applicant may obtain a citizenship certificate from the district administration office after presenting the birth certificates and citizenship certificates of the applicant’s parents. For more information, please see the following site: moha.gov.np.
Procedure for Obtaining: Please follow this link: nidmc.gov.np.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: All 77 district administration offices in Nepal issue Citizenship Certificates.
The Relationship Verification Certificate verifies the relationship with the deceased or verifies the relationship with immediate family members. Although, the person may have his/her own citizenship proving his/her relation with the deceased or family, a Nepali citizen must provide this document if he/she wishes to transfer any movable or immovable property registered in the name of the deceased.
Available
Fees: The ward office, municipality, sub-metropolitan city office, and the metropolitan city office charge fees at their discretion.
Document Name: Relationship Verification Certificate
Issuing Authority: The ward office
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: There are several valid formats of typewritten, handwritten, or hybrid (typewritten and handwritten) relationship verification certificates, generally marked with the black-and-white rubber seal or self-ink stamp of the issuing authority. The different formats diverge widely because four different types of offices in each of Nepal’s 77 districts issue relationship verification certificates. Some certificates are in English, some are in Nepali, and some are in both languages. No uniform special seal, color, or format exists across all Nepali relationship verification certificates.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The ward office secretary
Registration Criteria: A concerned person’s family may request the relationship verification certificate.
Procedure for Obtaining: Registrants must submit the appropriate documents to the appropriate office at the ward office, where the deceased person was born or resided.
Documents required:
Application with photo of the applicant,
A copy of citizenship certificate,
Document showing proof of relationship (the death certificate is one such document), and
Migration certificate if the person has migrated from another district
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies not available.
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
All visa categories.
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