Information
Please find information for Swiss traveling to Nepal and Nepalis traveling to Switzerland on the following pages!
VISA Information
Trekking Permits
Generally no trekking permits are necessary up to a road-head or the plane destination.
The issuing authority is the Central Immigration Office at Maitighar, Kathmandu.
Visa for Switzerland
Switzerland applies the Schengen regulations. Application has to be made at the Embassy of Switzerland in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur (SDC Compound).
Embassy of Switzerland, P.O. Box 4486, Kathmandu, Nepal. Phone: 00977 1 554 92 25. E-mail: kat.vertretung@eda.admin.ch
Visa for Nepal
Visa for Nepal are issued by the Nepalese Embassy in Geneva. Rue de la Servette 81, 1202 Genève, Switzerland. e-mail: mission.nepal@ties.itu.int
Important Address
Central Immigration Office, Kathmandu
Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: +977-1-223590.
Embassy of Switzerland, Kathmandu
Jawalakhel Ekanta Kuna (SDC Compound), P.O. Box 4486, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: 00977-1-549 225. E-mail: kat.vertretung@eda.admin.ch
Mission Permanente du Népal, Geneva
81, Rue de la Servette, 1202 Genève, Switzerland. Tel: 022/733 26 00. E-Mail: mission.nepal@ties.itu.int
Notice from Nepal Film Forum
The following movies from Nepal can be borrowed by a member from the Swiss-Nepalese Society:
- Hami kuna ko maanche “We corner people” – Documentary film, 50 min
- Schools in the Crossfire – Documentary film, 52 min, 2004
- On the road with the red god Machhendranath – Documentary film, 72 min
- Kagbeni – Feature film, 2008, 130 min
- Gurkha Blues – Documentary film, 29 min, 1999
- Himalaya Caravan – Feature film, 104 min
- Kamaiya (Parts 1 and 2) – Documentary film
- In Search of the Riyal – Documentary film, 2009, 86 min