The public on-arrival screen and official guidance expose the field labels, required preparation and 15-day receipt window. The later live form does not publish readable text-field regexes, character limits or official validation error strings. No invented pattern is used and no local validator is mounted.
Check the route before filling. Indian citizens need no visa. Most eligible tourists use visa on arrival; the twelve restricted nationalities and travel-document holders need an advance route.
Choose the airport or land office where you will actually enter. The immigration officer at that port issues the visa.
Select the passport-issuing country. Chinese nationals currently receive a gratis Tourist Visa; other exemptions have their own conditions.
Enter the number from the passport you will show at the immigration desk.
Use the official day, month and year controls and enter the Gregorian date shown in the passport.
Copy the full name from the same passport. Do not shorten it to a booking nickname.
The Nepal Embassy in Beijing says more than six months of passport validity is required for processing. Renew first if the document is close to expiry.
Prepare a recent passport-size digital photograph before opening the form. No verified public pixel or file-size limit is claimed here.
Prepare the permanent home address and the full hotel or local address in Nepal.
Give reachable phone and email details. Select 15, 30 or 90 days before payment, then save the barcode receipt; it remains valid for 15 days.
The official site shows a confirmation on screen. Screenshot it — that's your backup.
The submitted online form remains in the system for 15 days. Save the barcode receipt before closing the page.
Save or print the barcode submission receipt. At the port, present it with the payment receipt and passport; the immigration officer issues the Tourist Visa there.
The Department tells on-arrival applicants to present the online form, payment receipt and passport at the immigration desk.
The online form is a pre-fill and receipt, not the visa itself. Final issuance remains with the immigration officer.
The public screen and official guidance show the field labels and preparation items. They do not expose readable text-field regexes, character limits or official validation errors. This guide invents none and mounts no local validator.
1. Visa route. Confirm visa-on-arrival eligibility first. Indian citizens need no visa; the current restricted list must use an advance route.
2. Entry point. Choose the airport or land office where you will actually enter and receive the visa.
3. Passport country. Select the country that issued the travel passport, not the country of residence. Gratis treatment follows the eligible category.
4. Passport number. Use the passport that will be presented at the immigration desk.
5. Date of birth. The live first screen says Date of Birth (AD) and uses day, month and year choices. Enter the Gregorian date from the passport.
6. Full name. Copy the complete passport name. Do not shorten it to a booking nickname.
7. Passport validity. The Nepal Embassy in Beijing says more than 6 months is required for processing.
8. Digital photo. Prepare a recent passport-size digital photograph. No verified public pixel or file-size limit is claimed here.
9. Addresses. Enter the detailed permanent address and the full hotel or local address in Nepal.
10. Contact and duration. Give a working phone number and email. Choose 15, 30 or 90 days before payment.
Save or print the barcode receipt before closing the page. It remains valid for 15 days. Present the form, payment receipt and passport at the immigration desk; the officer issues the visa there.
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