Travel purpose
🔑 Indian nationals may also use their Voter ID card with photograph or Indian Passport to enter Nepal by air and land. Indian citizens may live and work freely in Nepal under the terms of the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship. This treaty is implemented in law through section 14 of the Nepal Immigration Act 1992, regulations 3, 20 and 44A of the Nepal Immigration Regulation 1994, and section 8.4 the Nepal Immigration Procedures 2008.
No visa required
Visa-free
₹0 (~$0)
Unlimited. Indian nationals may also use their Voter ID card with photograph or Indian Passport to enter Nepal by air and land. Indian citizens may live and work freely in Nepal under the terms of the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship. This treaty is implemented in law through section 14 of the Nepal Immigration Act 1992, regulations 3, 20 and 44A of the Nepal Immigration Regulation 1994, and section 8.4 the Nepal Immigration Procedures 2008.
- •Valid Indian passport or voter ID card (no visa required)
Last verified: 3 May 2026 · Source
All travel purposes
Transit
Transit data not available
Verify current transit requirements with your airline or the destination airport authority before travel.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 23 Apr 2026 · Source
Business
No visa required
Visa-free
₹0 (~$0)
Unlimited. Indian nationals may also use their Voter ID card with photograph or Indian Passport to enter Nepal by air and land. Indian citizens may live and work freely in Nepal under the terms of the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship. This treaty is implemented in law through section 14 of the Nepal Immigration Act 1992, regulations 3, 20 and 44A of the Nepal Immigration Regulation 1994, and section 8.4 the Nepal Immigration Procedures 2008.
- •Valid Indian passport or voter ID card (no visa required)
Last verified: 3 May 2026 · Source
Transit
No airside transit visa required
Indian passport holders can enter Nepal for leisure, so airside transit is also permitted without a separate visa. If you need to leave the international zone (e.g. overnight layover, baggage recheck), the same leisure-entry rules apply.
- •Valid passport
- •Confirmed onward flight ticket
- •Visa for destination country (if required)
- •Transit visa (if required for the layover country)
Last verified: 3 May 2026 · Source