Permits & Rules
Nepal announced a five-year digital nomad visa in May 2025 with a one-year target. It has not launched yet. What was proposed, and what to do…
By Bishnu Adhikari · Jul 27, 2026
Status, 27 September 2026: this visa has not launched. The government set a one-year implementation target when it announced the policy in May 2025, and as of today we can find no application process from the Department of Immigration. The terms below are the…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Nepal is consistently ranked among the cheapest countries in the world to live, and it is pivoting tourism toward "slow travel" — longer stays, cultural immersion, and the kind of base-yourself-and-explore lifestyle nomads want. Kathmandu and lakeside Pokhara…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
This is a plan, not yet law . As of now, the only way into Nepal is the on-arrival tourist visa — $30 for 15 days, $50 for 30, $125 for 90 — extendable up to 150 days a year. The digital-nomad visa has been unveiled and is moving through the process, but the…
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