Covid Entry Check: Nepal Travel Restrictions
This Nepal dashboard provides you with information on travel restrictions, quarantine on entry, Covid-19 cases, entry requirements and green lane updates.
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Entry is restricted to the following travellers:
• Citizens and PRs
• Spouse & Children of Citizens/PRs
Others:
• Travellers with a Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations
• Travelelrs with a toursit entry visa
• Foreign nationals of Nepali origin whose passport states nepal as place of birth
• Travellers with a confirmation letter that a visa on arrival has been approved before departure by the government of Nepal.
💉 Vaccine exemptions
Vaccinated travellers are exempt from quarantine requirement(s).
These exemptions only apply to:
Travellers with a COvid-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated
📝 Forms
You are required to complete a pre-arrival form.
Details:
Travellers must obtain an “International Traveler Online Arrival Form" at https://ccmc.gov.np/
- This does not apply to nationals of Nepal.
For more information you may go to:
https://ccmc.gov.np/
🌡️ Testing requirements
You will need a formal Medical Certificate presenting a Covid-19 test from an accepted establishment taken prior to your departure from the first embarkation point.
On Arrival you may be required to complete a test for Covid-19 and/or some form of medical screening,
Details:
Travellers must have a negative COVID-19 test result taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point. Tests accepted are GeneXpert, NAAT and RT-PCR.
- This does not apply to Travellers younger than 5 years. Authorities lifted a pre-departure test requirement for fully vaccinated incoming travellers amid an easing of COVID-19 restrictions. A quarantine requirement for incoming travellers was also lifted. Unvaccinated must show a negative PCR test result issued within 72 hours before departure. Restaurants, hotels and bars were allowed to operate during night hours.
😷 Quarantine requirements
General arrivals will be required to quarantine for up to 10 days. Quarantine served at a home or at a dedicated facility (cost borne to traveller)
Details:
Authorities lifted a pre-departure test requirement for fully vaccinated incoming travellers amid an easing of COVID-19 restrictions. A quarantine requirement for incoming travellers was also lifted. Unvaccinated must show a negative PCR test result issued within 72 hours before departure. Restaurants, hotels and bars were allowed to operate during night hours.
Reduced restrictions may apply to vaccinated travellers, please see Vaccine Exemptions for details
For more information you may go to:
https://ccmc.gov.np/arms/attachments/Quarantine_HotelsList.pdf
Details:
Travellers arriving from or who have been in these countries in the past 3 weeks are not allowed to enter.
Countries:
Botswana, Eswatini, Hong Kong, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe
• Covid-19 PCR test must have a photo and a barcode
• Foreign nationals must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival.
• Foreign nationals who are not fully vaccinated must have a copy of permits such us mountaineering or trekking permits.
• Travellers who are not fully vaccinated must have a hotel reservation confirmation.
• Travellers are not allowed to transit through Nepal to India.
