TRAVEL TO NEPAL ON RTD & TRANSIT VISA ISSUE

[appwarez]

I’m currently helping someone plan their travel to Nepal, and I’m hoping to get some clarification and advice from anyone with similar experience.

The traveler is a holds a Canadian Refugee Travel Document (RTD).

We have already completed the online pre-arrival registration for Nepal, but when we contacted the Nepali Consular Office in Ottawa, they clearly stated that a visa must be obtained before departure, and that visa on arrival is NOT available for RTD holders.

The following email received
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C. Additional Documents Required for a Travel Document Holder

1. Sponsorship Letter from a Nepali Citizen addressed to the Embassy of Nepal, Ottawa.
2. A copy of the citizenship certificate of the sponsor.

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Also, If you or someone you know has flown this route on RTD, please share your experience. We want to avoid visa issues during layovers and are ready to consider longer or slightly more expensive routes if they simplify the visa situation.

If anyone has recent experience or advice to share (especially successful entries or known issues), your comments would be very helpful. We want to make sure everything is in order before booking flights and making further plans.

 

[Taniya20045]

Hi, I received Nepal’s visa recently, you need a sponsor from Nepal and their citizenship certificate. if you are in Montreal I know someone that can help you in this regard or you can contact a travel agency in your area. And one of my friend has gone to Nepal from Canada with the travel document, he took air India flight from Toronto to New Delhi then New Delhi to Kathmandu. I think you can fly with Qatar airways too as long as your layover in Qatar is under 24 hours, that’s all I know.

 

[niagrafalse]

you can book through a Nepalese travel agency in Canada or from Nepal. They can help arrange a sponsor and also provide you with a copy of the sponsor’s citizenship if required.

If you are from India and plan to use the open Nepal–India border to travel, technically it is possible. however, this comes with risks. the CBSA is fully aware of the open border between Nepal and India, so they may assume you might have traveled to India. this could cause complications when you come back to Canada. at the airport, border officers may question you about your travel if not satisfied it could lead you to revoke your PP status in Canada.

If your country of origin is not India, you can generally travel without this particular concern.