KATHMANDU — Nepal has thrown open the doors to foreign tourists after keeping them out for nine months as the country battled the Covid-19 pandemic.
All tourist visas have been restored, and foreign visitors are now free to fly into the country, the Department of Immigration said, but the land borders are still closed.
“Issuance oftourists entry visafrom Nepali diplomatic missions abroad has resumed,” the Department of Immigration said. Only travelers with a pre-approval and recommendation of the government will be allowed entry overland, the department said.
On-arrival visas will be provided at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu only to representatives and famil…
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