The government has issued an order for managing the arrival and departure of Nepali and foreign travellers keeping in mind the adverse effect on prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 along with new variants. The order has been issued pursuant to Section 2 of the Infectious Disease Act, 2020.

As per the order, the ‘on arrival visa’ will be issued to the foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are from the countries approved for obtaining Nepal’s visa.

NepalNews spoke with some of the executive members of Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) and Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) to learn about their opinions on the government’s order issued to manage the incoming and outgoing travellers in Nepal.