Tibet Visa

China Visa:

Traveling to Tibet requires both a Chinese visa and a Tibet Travel Permit. The process differs based on whether you’re entering Tibet from Nepal or China. If you are traveling from Kathmandu, please note that a Chinese visa issued in any other country will not be valid for entry into Tibet. Instead, a group visa will be issued for all travelers entering Tibet from Nepal.

Visa Procedure for Tibet from Kathmandu:

Step 1:
You must book a tour package with a local travel agent in Kathmandu. The minimum group size for obtaining a group visa is 4 participants.

Step 2:
After booking, send a scanned copy of your passport and make the payment. Once received, the agent will begin the process of obtaining your Tibet Travel Permit, which takes around 1 week to process.

Step 3:
Once the Tibet Travel Permit is obtained, the next step is to submit a China visa application to the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. You will need to be physically present in Kathmandu for this process as the embassy requires the original passport.

Step 4:
The China visa takes about 4 working days to be issued. It will be a group visa, not stamped in your passport, but rather in a separate sheet listing the names of all group members. All travelers in the group must enter and exit China at the same time.

Important: A visa issued from any other country will not be valid for Tibet travel if entering from Nepal.

Visa Free Policy:

1. 30-Day Visa-Free Policy
China has now implemented a 30-day visa-free policy for citizens of several countries, valid until the end of 2025 (Countries unilaterally granted visa-free access by China).

Visa-free countries include:

Europe: France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia
Asia: South Korea, Japan, Brunei
Oceania: New Zealand, Australia
Countries with mutual visa exemption agreements with China can also enjoy a 30-day visa-free stay, with no time limit on the policy. These countries include Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the UAE, and others.

2: China has upgraded the original 144-Hour Visa-Free Transit to 240-Hour Visa-Free Transit for 54 countries including the UK, the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil … Also, the travel scope has been widened to 24 provinces of China and crossing provincial boundaries is allowed.

Passport:

One needs to have a validity of the passport having atleast 06 months or more on the day of departure from Tibet.

The Visa Application form and photograph size:

The Visa Application Form should be filled out clearly with recently taken color passport photo glued to it. The size of the photo should be 48mm (H)x33mm (W), with head width 21mm-24mm and head length 28mm-33mm, in white, light grey or light blue background.

 Visa apply Days: Monday through Friday

Visa Apply time: 9:00 AM to 12: 00 PM

Visa Collection time: 10: AM to 4:00 PM (Next working day)