Nepalese passports are issued to the citizens of Nepal for international travel. Ordinary Nepalese passports are green, with the Coat of arms of Nepal emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The words Nepali: "राहदानी" and "नेपाल " are inscribed above the coat of arms and words English: "PASSPORT" and "NEPAL" are inscribed below the coat of arms. The ordinary passport contains 32 pages.
Front/Identity information page
Current Machine Readable Nepalese passport contains the following data:
Type
Passport Number
Surname
Given Names
Nationality
Date of Birth
Sex
Date of Issue
Date of Expiry
Citizenship Number
Place of Birth
Issuing Authority
Holder's Signature
Passport note
Each passport contains a note in English from the foreign ministry that is addressed to the authorities of all other states, identifying the bearer as a citizen of that state and requesting that he or she be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms. The note inside Nepalese passport says:
Types of passports
There are 4 different types of passports issued by the government of Nepal:
Ordinary
Official
Diplomatic
Travel Document
Fees
Applicants for Nepalese passports are required to pay the authorised passport issuing office a sum of NPR 15000 or NPR 12,000 for issuance of passport on same day of application or for the day afterthe day of application respectively. Or, the sum of 10,000.00 as fees for an Ordinary passport for urgent processing which takes 3-4 business day and NPR 5,000 for normal processing. Urgent processing is done by the ministry of foreign affairs and takes 2 to 3 days. Normal processing takes around 4 weeks but sometime it may take up to 6 weeks and is done from the Chief District officer's office. However, the Official and the Diplomatic passports are exempted from fees.
Period of validity and Issuing
The passports are valid for 10 years from the date of issue and are issued by the Central Passport Office, District Administration Office in all 77 district headquarters as well as Nepalese Embassy's and Consulates abroad. However, as per new regulation, validity is for 5 years in case of minor under 10 years of age.
As a member of International Civil Aviation Organization Nepal is obliged to issue machine-readable passports after 2010. Nepal stopped issuing hand-written passports on March 31, 2010. All traditional hand written passports were honoured as a bona fidetravel document issued by the Nepalese Government until 24 November 2015. All traditional passports are withdrawn from circulation as of November 2015.
Visa requirements
In 2016, Nepalese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 37 countries and territories, ranking the Nepalese passport 98th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.
