Nepal: visas, documents and safety

Nepal at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+05:45)

06:13:20

November 1, 2026

Capital

Kathmandu

Data status

Update delayed

13.3 °C

Fog

High 23.8°

Low 13.2°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 1.5 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Showers

13.2° / 23.8°

Precipitation 1.9 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Showers

13.9° / 23.6°

Precipitation 1.9 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Fog

12.2° / 13.7°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Kathmandu (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Language: Nepali
Capital: Kathmandu
Population: 29,911,840
Timezone: UTC+05:45

Country overview

The Italian presence in Nepal brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Nepal

Planning a trip to Nepal means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Nepal.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa on arrival

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Nepal's Department of Immigration lists tourist visas of 15, 30 or 90 days.

Passport validity: The UK FCDO says that to avoid problems at immigration your passport should have an expiry date at least 6 months after your date of entry into Nepal. The Department of Immigration asks eVisa applicants to upload a scanned passport copy valid for at least 6 months.
Vaccinations: The UK FCDO says that to enter Nepal you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's country list gives the requirement for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and for travellers who transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of such a country., The UK FCDO says that to enter Nepal you must have a certificate to prove you have had a polio vaccine if you are coming from certain countries with a transmission risk.

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 3 - Reconsider Travel

Reconsider travel to Nepal due to civil unrest. Advisory summary Large protests and significant demonstrations in Nepal on September 8-9, 2025, turned violent.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Honorary consulate general - Kathmandu

Kathmandu

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Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Nepal.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 13 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:01 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Nepal

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Essential facts

Country overview