A Nepalese passport is given to the citizen of Nepal & this document happens to be quite an important document that a person should keep carefully. Essentially, the authority which is responsible for issuing a Nepalese passport is the Central Passport Office, District Administration Office. And when you are in Nepal, you can apply for a passport at this department. But if the applicant is in another country then they will have to apply for a Nepalese passport at a Nepalese embassy or a Nepalese consulate.

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As far as this article is concerned, one will get to know how to apply for a Nepalese passport; in addition to this, you will also get to know the passport fee/ validity/documents required / Nepalese passport application form download (official link) & many other things related to a Nepalese passport.

Procedure to apply for a Nepalese passport:

1. Applicants can download the passport application form from the official passport issuing website
2. One would require Adobe Acrobat to download the form
3. When the application form is downloaded, fill the required details
4. Print the filled – in application form on an A 4 size paper
5. Attach the required documents for the passport to be issued
6. The filled – in application form as well as the documents have to be submitted at the Chief District Officer’s office
7. Pay the passport fee by a credit or a debit card
8. One can also select the option of paying the fee in cash
9. Applicants may take the appointment online in order to give details such as – fingerprints/photograph/signature
10. These details are also popularly known as the biometric data or the biometric details

Points to remember:

1. However, one should remember the fact that to provide the details, you will have to have the acknowledgment
2. This acknowledgment will also have a passport application number
3. And using that number you can schedule the appointment to give the biometric details to the passport issuing authorities

List of documents required for an adult Nepalese passport:

1. Original Nepalese citizenship card
2. Birth certificate
3. Marriage certificate (if there is any)
4. 2 recent color photographs
5. Fee receipt

Documents required for a child Nepalese passport:

1. Original Nepalese citizenship card
2. Birth certificate
3. Parental consent
4. Parent’s citizenship documents
5. Marriage certificate of the parents
6. 2 recent colour photographs
7. Fee receipt

Validity of a Nepalese passport:

A Nepalese passport is valid for 10 years from the time it is issued.

Nepalese passport fee:

1. Generally, Rs. 5, 000/- is the fee that is charged by the authorities to issue a 32 pages passport

Nepalese passport application form processing time:

It would take about 4 to 6 weeks to have the Nepalese passport issued.

Nepalese passport application form download link:

To download a Nepalese passport application form, an individual has to click on the official link given here – http://nepalpassport.gov.np/