Bhutan
Pakistani passportEdit check
Visa-free, 90 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- The national must have been issued a valid SAARC Visa Exemption Sticker.
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
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Official wording
Nationals of Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) issued with a valid SAARC Visa Exemption Sticker are exempted from obtaining e- visa/entry permit.
Aevamo’s reading
Section 73 of the Act creates the obligation: 'All foreigners intending to visit the Kingdom are required to obtain Bhutanese visa prior to departure from their respective countries except the nationals of those countries exempted by the Government', and section 28 defines entry clearance as a visa for visa nationals and an entry permit for non-visa nationals. The 2023 Rules operationalise these categories; the Act is the instrument that creates the requirement.
The Department of Immigration states that nationals of SAARC member states holding a valid SAARC Visa Exemption Sticker are exempted from the e-visa/entry-permit requirement; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the SAARC member states on the roster other than Bhutan itself, so a holder of the sticker among them needs no advance authorisation.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
irr-2023 states it comes into force on 11 November 2023; immigration-act-2007 came into force on 20 February 2007; doi-general-info carries no date but was fetched from the Department's 2025/04 upload path.
Other entry routes 1 alternatives
These routes depend on a different document or additional conditions.
e-Visa, 90 days
The passport must be valid for at least six months from the intended date of departure from the Kingdom (Rule 37 of the 2023 Rules).
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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