Department of Immigration to introduce Online Visa Application System

Aug 6th: The Department of Immigration (DOI) will be introducing online visa application system for foreigners intending to visit Nepal soon. Once the new system is put in place, a foreigner can apply for visa online and collect it upon arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) without having to stand in queue for hours. Immigration officials will be able to issue visa immediately as the details of the visiting guests will be available online. .The DOI announcement comes in the wake of the government plan to increase the number of inbound tourists to 1 million in the tourism year 2011.The DOI is also developing integrated computerized data of foreigners visiting Nepal

New projects for Nepal Tourism Year 2011

July 20th: To make Nepal Tourism Year (NTY) 2011 a grand success and foster wider economic growth, the government has planned a ‘one-district, one-destination’ identification program. For the promotion of NTY 2011, the government will prepare a one-district, one-destination identification program with infrastructure development and promotion of particular places.The government will also focus on developing Nepal as an attractive venue for international and regional conventions.