Tibet Visa from Nepal

According to Chinese Law, travelers who enter Tibet from Nepal or India are required to apply for Group Tourist Visa–a kind of single entry visa. This visa must be obtained at Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. Travelers have to enter China and leave China in a specified period of time which is given according to tour itinerary provided by travel agency and no more than 30 days. If you have some other plan to do in China after the tour, please let your travel advisor know and he/she can help you to put the extra days you need into the tour itinerary.

Please be aware that the group visa is the only kind of visa that allows you to enter Tibet. Besides, the other kinds of Chinese visa you may obtain before automatically expire when you get the group visa.

Travelers need to arrive in Kathmandu several days in advance to wait the visa. They have to stay at least 1 working day (Any day among Monday, Wednesday, and Friday). The table below is the service charge of Chinese Visa.

Group Visa fee charged by Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu

Note:   Normal: 3 working days;   Urgent: 2 working days;   Top Urgent: 1 working day

The working day refers to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Extra service charge by CITS Tibettravel.Org Nepal office: 20USD/person

How to apply for Group Tourist Visa
 1)   Email your travel advisor the image of your passport 15 days before the tour departures, Tibettravel.Org will hand over your passport and Tibet Permit application paper to Tibet Tourism Bureau.
 2)   Usually after 2 or 3 working days, we can obtain the Tibet Permit and Visa invitation letter from Tibet Tourism Bureau, Tibettravel.Org will fax these documents to our Nepal office.
 3)   As long as your permission issued, the staff member of our Nepal office will go to your hotel in Kathmandu to meet you, collect your passport and 1 passport size photo. Please make an appointment one day before this meeting.
 4)   After 1-5 days, depends on the service you use in table above, our Nepal office will send the issued Group Tourist Visa and Tibet Permit to your hotel.
 5)   Board the flight to Lhasa or take bus or taxi to Chinese Zhangmu border with visa and Tibet Permit.
It is a simple procedure, you just give the travel advisor your passport and Tibettravel.Org will do the rest for you.