Nepal halts on-arrival visa for Iranians

KATHMANDU: (Mar 14) Nepal will no longer issue on-arrival visas to Iranian nationals, the Immigration Department said on Friday.

Issuing a notice, the department said that Iranian nationals, except those with a government and diplomatic passport, shall enter the Himalayan nation only after acquiring a visa from a Nepalese Embassy abroad.

With this, the number of countries not eligible for an on-arrival visa to Nepal has reached 13.