Ordinary Passport (New or Renewal)
साधारण राहदानी
Nepal's standard machine-readable e-passport, available as a 34-page or 66-page booklet, for first-time applicants and renewals.
Source: Department of Passports — “When applying within Nepal” and related process pages on the same official site, paraphrased rather than quoted.
Provided by
Department of Passports
Required documents
- Completed application form (the barcoded/QR-coded copy generated after filling out the online pre-enrollment form)
- Original Nepali citizenship certificate, or original Minor Identity Card for applicants under 16
- Current or expired Nepali passport, if the applicant has held one before
- National ID card, or National ID number
- Proof of the government fee payment (bank voucher or cash receipt)
- For minors under 16: additional verification of the minor identity card from the relevant district/area administration office, plus a parent or guardian's citizenship documents
Process overview
Applicants first complete an online pre-enrollment form (choosing first-time issuance, renewal, or replacement for a lost/stolen/damaged passport, and a 34- or 66-page booklet), booking an appointment date and time and uploading scanned copies of the required documents. After submitting the form online, the applicant downloads and prints the resulting form and brings it, along with the original documents, to the scheduled in-person appointment for biometric enrollment.
How to access this service
- Online service
- https://online.nepalpassport.gov.np/
- Office
- Department of Passports, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, or a District Administration Office; applicants abroad apply through their nearest Nepali embassy or consulate
- Contact
- +977-1-5970330
Source & verification
Required documents and process overview are paraphrased from the Department of Passports' own official website (its "When applying within Nepal" and related process pages), not copied verbatim, and reflect the general/domestic process only — applying from abroad through an embassy or consulate involves some different steps (e.g. scanned-document size limits, mailing passports back) not detailed here. Fees are deliberately not stated in this record: fee amounts change and were not independently re-confirmed as current on the verification date above, consistent with this project's rule not to state a figure that hasn't been specifically checked. This is the first real (non-sample) service record; the existing sample `passport` service entry remains separately as demo data and describes a fictional process, not this real one.