Nepal
Maldives passportEdit check
Visa on arrival, 30 days
The allowance is counted per calendar year and resets on 1 January.
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Official wording
SAARC Citizens
Free visa for up to 30 days, once per calendar year (January–December).
Aevamo’s reading
The Immigration Act 2049 (consolidated through the 2072 amendment), section 3(1), creates the obligation itself: no foreigner may enter or stay in Nepal without a passport and visa. Section 3(2) delegates visa types, fees and related arrangements to rules, and the Department of Immigration's current visa pages are the operative implementation a traveller is actually governed by; the Rules 2051 (rule 3) confirm the Government's discretion and reciprocity-based exemption power without naming any additional nationality.
The Department of Immigration grants SAARC citizens a free visa on arrival for up to 30 days once per calendar year, so no advance authorisation is needed and the stay is capped at 30 days per year.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
The page header displays २०८३ भाद्र ४ गते बिहीबार (2083 Bhadra 4, ~20 August 2026) and the footer records अन्तिम अपडेट २०८३ भाद्र २ गते (last updated 2083 Bhadra 2, ~18 August 2026).
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
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