Nepalese Ordinary Passport is issued for a period of 10 years. It is non-renewable; thereafter passport holders are required to apply for a new passport well within time before expiry, but not earlier than six months validity period. However, in case of accidental damage of the passport or use of all the pages meant for visa, one could apply for a new ordinary passport at any time.
A Nepali citizen would obtain ordinary Passport from the Consulate General of Nepal provided the applicant is within its consular districts and fulfills the requirements as outlined in the following paragraphs.
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New Passport/ Renewal of expiring passport
The application for a new passport has to be submitted in the prescribed form anytime within six months of the expiry of the existing passport. The Consulate General of Nepal in Guangzhou wishes to inform all concerned Nepalese nationals living in Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian and Guangxi that the following procedures are required in order to obtain a new General Passport.
Required documents for form submission are given below:
- Two duly filled passport application forms (should be filled online and printed)
- Nepalese Citizenship Certificate with its photocopy (for applicants above 16 years’ age).
- Total 4 pp size photographs (borderless, white background, colour, size 35mm x 45mm)
- Passport fee: 600 RMB.
- Existing Passport with its photocopy (needed while applying for the renewal of old passport)
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Fast Track Service: With the commencement of Machine Readable Passport, Fast Track Service is available only from the Passport Department, Kathmandu. For detail, please visit www.cpo.gov.np. The Consulate does not receive urgent passport application.
Physical Presence: An applicant is required to come in person during the submission of the application and the collection of the new passport. However, only with a prior concurrence of Consul General, those applicants who are disabled or are mentally retarded or those who can prove their justifiable grounds may be exempted from physical presence. Documentary proof with an application should be submitted for such purpose.
Replacement of Damaged/ Torn Passport/Lost Passport.
It is the obligation of the holder of the passport to use one’s passport with due diligence and care so that it would not be misused, lost or damaged. Normally, Ordinary Passport is not issued in lieu of current passport, when the validity period of the current passport is more than six months. However, in case of accidental damage of the passport or loss of the passport, one could apply for a new general passport. The Consulate suggests all the Nepalese nationals to report to the local police and ask for an acknowledgment or a counter report as a proof of loss as soon as the passport is lost. The following procedures are required for obtaining a new passport in lieu of lost passport.
Required documents for form submission are given below:
- Two duly filled passport application forms (should be filled online and printed)
- Nepalese Citizenship Certificate with its photocopy (for applicants above 16 years’ age).
- Total 4 pp size photographs (borderless, white background, colour, size 35mm x 45mm)
- Passport fee: 1200 RMB. (Double Charge)
- Police report stating the passport number of lost passport.
Passport for applicants below 16 years’ age.
- Completed passport application form (a copy).
- Existing Passport with its photocopy (for passport renewal)
- Minor Identity Card (If any) with its photocopy.
- Birth Registration Certificate with its photocopy.
- Nepalese Citizenship Certificate (and its photocopy) of Parents (both father and mother).
- Valid Passport (and its photocopy) of Parents (both father and mother).
- Marriage Registration Certificate (and its photocopy) of Parents.
- Passport fee: 600 RMB (for applicants above 10 and below 16 years’ age).
300 RMB (for applicants below 10 years’ age).
