A visa is official permission stamped or attached to your passport allowing you to enter, transit, or stay in another country. Whether you need one depends on your passport (Nepali passport-holders need visas for ~140 countries), the destination, and your travel purpose. Use Yatra's visa checker to confirm requirements for your specific trip.

Processing varies by country: same-day to 72 hours for e-visas (Thailand, India, UAE, Sri Lanka, Indonesia), 3–10 working days for sticker visas (Schengen, UK, US — sometimes faster). Always apply at least 4–6 weeks before travel. Yatra's visa concierge gets a real-time queue update from each embassy weekly.

Yes. Yatra provides end-to-end visa assistance for 60+ destinations: document checklist tailored to your purpose, translation and notarization, appointment booking at the embassy or VFS centre, and pre-submission file review to catch common rejection reasons before they happen.

A dummy ticket is a real PNR-backed flight reservation used to satisfy embassy proof-of-onward-travel requirements without committing to a non-refundable booking. Most visa applications accept dummy tickets — Yatra issues PNR-validated dummy tickets for NPR 999 within 30 minutes.

The core stack is: passport valid 6+ months beyond return date with two blank pages, passport photos meeting embassy spec, completed visa form, flight + hotel proof, financial proof (3–6 months bank statements), and a letter from your employer or school. The visa-checker page lists exactly what your destination embassy requires.

Visa fees range from free (e.g. Indonesia visa-on-arrival under 30 days) to USD 300+ (US B1/B2). Schengen is EUR 90, UK GBP 127, US USD 185. Yatra service fees for assistance start at NPR 2,500 and scale with destination complexity — clearly disclosed before you sign up.

Embassies rarely refund visa fees on rejection. Yatra offers a free re-application service: we review the rejection reason, fix the file, and re-submit at no Yatra service-fee cost (you pay only the embassy's new application fee). Most rejections are document-issue based and resolved on the second try.

For Nepali passports, visa-on-arrival is available in ~30 destinations (Thailand, Maldives, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Bolivia and more). E-visas are growing fast — India, UAE, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Kenya, Australia (ETA), and others issue them online in 24–72 hours. Yatra's checker filters destinations by visa type.

Most tourist visas allow 30 days (Thailand, India e-visa, UAE), some 60–90 days (Schengen, UK, US), and a few up to 180 days per entry (US B1/B2 multi-entry). Always check the duration printed on your visa sticker — overstaying triggers fines and future entry bans.

Yes. Every traveler — adults, children, and infants — needs an individual visa unless their home country has a special exemption. Children's applications usually require both parents' notarized consent and a copy of the birth certificate.

No. Tourist visas strictly prohibit paid work. Volunteering, business meetings, and short conferences are usually fine but check the destination's specific rules. For paid work or long stays, apply for the appropriate work or business visa — Yatra concierge can guide the right type for your trip.

Single-entry visa allows one entry; if you leave, the visa is consumed and you'd need a new one to re-enter. Multi-entry allows unlimited entries within the visa validity, ideal for back-to-back trips or side excursions (e.g. Schengen multi-entry covers 26 countries over 90 days in any 180-day period).

It can — embassies share rejection data within their consular network. Always disclose past rejections truthfully on new applications. Yatra's pre-submission review specifically addresses past rejection reasons and frames the new application to overcome them.

Schengen, UK, US, Canada, Australia require fingerprints (collected at the VFS centre or embassy). The US additionally requires an in-person interview at the consulate in Kathmandu. Yatra books the appointment slot in your name and prepares you for the interview with a 30-minute mock session.

Yes for Nepal-side: extending a Schengen, UK, or US visa from Nepal involves a fresh application via Yatra. For in-destination extensions (e.g. extending a Thai tourist visa from inside Thailand), we connect you to a vetted local partner — fees and processing depend on the destination.