Foreign Embassies in Nepal + Nepali Missions Abroad Directory

Two very different groups of people search for embassy information in Nepal. The first are travellers and applicants inside Nepal who want a foreign embassy in Kathmandu, typically to get a visa for India, China, the United States or the United Kingdom. The second are members of the large Nepali diaspora abroad who need their own country's embassy or consulate for a passport renewal, an emergency travel document, a labour grievance or the death of a family member overseas. This page serves both by splitting into a directory of foreign missions in Nepal and a directory of Nepali missions abroad.

The authoritative Nepali source for both lists is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA, Pararashtra Mantralaya) at mofa.gov.np, which publishes the roster of diplomatic missions in Nepal and Nepali missions abroad. Passport matters are handled by the Department of Passports (DoP) under MoFA, and every Nepali embassy or consulate abroad acts as a passport enrolment point for citizens in its jurisdiction. Because addresses, phone numbers and visa procedures change, always confirm details on the mission's own official website before you travel or apply.

A note on terminology: an embassy is the main mission in a foreign capital, headed by an ambassador; a consulate-general is a subordinate office in another major city that handles passports, visas and consular help within a defined area; and a permanent mission represents Nepal at an international body such as the United Nations. Honorary consulates, run by unpaid local appointees, are not full missions and are excluded from most counts below.

The Embassy of India is Nepal's largest and busiest foreign mission, reflecting the open border and deep people-to-people ties between the two countries. It is located at Kapurdhara Marg 336, Lainchaur, Kathmandu (postal 44600), with the visa and consular wing operating from the same compound. Because Indian and Nepali citizens can cross the border without a visa under the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the embassy's visa section chiefly serves third-country nationals resident in Nepal who need an Indian visa, plus Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and passport services for Indian nationals.

For consular and visa queries the embassy publishes dedicated numbers including +977-1-4411751 and +977-1-4411466, alongside the main switchboard on +977-1-4423702 / 4428279; the ambassador's office email is amb.kathmandu@mea.gov.in. Office hours are generally 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday, closed on Indian and Nepali public holidays. Applicants should confirm current appointment and fee rules on indembkathmandu.gov.in, as e-visa and biometric requirements are periodically updated.

India also maintains a Consulate General in Birgunj, established in December 2004 (2061 BS), to serve the southern Tarai and the busy Birgunj-Raxaul trade corridor. This makes India the only country with a full consular post in Nepal outside the Kathmandu Valley.

The Embassy of the United States sits in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, and is the go-to mission for the popular 'us embassy nepal visa' searches. Non-immigrant visas (such as B1/B2 visitor, F1 student and H visas) and immigrant visas are processed here; applicants first pay the fee and book an interview through the US visa scheduling system rather than by walking in. The main line is +977-1-423-4000 and general email usembktm@state.gov, with visa guidance published at np.usembassy.gov/visas. American Citizen Services (passports, notarials, emergencies for US nationals) operates by appointment.

The British Embassy is in Lainchaur, Kathmandu. Importantly, UK visa applications are not lodged at the embassy itself but through the VFS Global UK Visa Application Centre in Kathmandu, which collects biometrics and forwards the file for a decision; the centre has operated from Thapathali. The embassy focuses on consular assistance for British nationals, notarial services and diplomatic relations. Check gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-kathmandu and the VFS Global Nepal site for the latest application steps and centre address.

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China is at Baluwatar, Kathmandu. Ordinary-passport visa applicants (including those travelling to Hong Kong or Macau) generally apply through the China Visa Application Service Centre in Kathmandu rather than at the embassy, while diplomatic, official and service passport holders apply directly to the embassy. Embassy office hours are typically 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00 on weekdays; verify current rules at np.china-embassy.gov.cn because visa categories and centre locations are updated from time to time.

Kathmandu (with a few missions in adjoining Lalitpur) hosts around 25 resident embassies as of 2025, a modest number that reflects Nepal's size. Most other countries accredit their ambassadors to Nepal on a non-resident basis, usually from New Delhi, so Nepalis needing a visa for those countries often deal with a mission in India or with a local visa application centre. This is why a large share of embassies-in-nepal-list searches end at just a couple of dozen resident missions plus VFS/consular centres.

Resident embassies in the Kathmandu Valley include, among others, India, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, Russia, Israel, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Finland, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates and the delegation of the European Union. Several missions, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Egypt, Norway and Switzerland, are located in Lalitpur rather than central Kathmandu. The United Nations and other multilateral agencies also maintain offices in the valley.

For any mission not resident in Nepal, the practical route is either the accredited embassy in New Delhi or an official visa application centre in Kathmandu; VFS Global and similar operators handle intake for several countries. Because a mission can relocate or open, treat the on-site list as indicative and confirm against MoFA's diplomatic-missions page or the specific embassy website.

Nepal's own diplomatic footprint has grown with the diaspora. As of 2025 the country operates roughly 32 embassies, 9 consulates-general and 2 permanent missions abroad, coordinated by MoFA. Embassies sit in capitals such as New Delhi, Beijing, Washington D.C., London, Tokyo, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat and Abu Dhabi, matching both diplomatic priorities and the map of Nepali labour migration.

Consulates-general extend reach into cities with large Nepali populations or heavy travel, including Dubai and Jeddah in the Gulf, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Lhasa in China, Kolkata in India, and New York, San Francisco and Dallas in the United States. A consulate-general typically handles passports, visas for foreigners travelling to Nepal, document attestation and emergency help for Nepalis within its area, so diaspora members should check which post has jurisdiction over their city before applying.

The two permanent missions represent Nepal at international organisations, principally the United Nations in New York and in Geneva. For anyone abroad, the fastest way to find the right office is to start from MoFA's list of Nepali missions and then open that mission's own website, most of which follow the pattern country.nepalembassy.gov.np (for example qa.nepalembassy.gov.np for Qatar or ae.nepalembassy.gov.np for the UAE).

The Gulf is home to the largest concentration of Nepali migrant workers, and the Embassy of Nepal in Doha, Qatar is one of the busiest missions in the network. It is located in the Abu Hamour (Ain Khaled) area of Doha and provides passport renewal, emergency travel documents, labour grievance handling, document attestation and repatriation support in the event of death or serious injury. Contact numbers and appointment booking are published on the mission website qa.nepalembassy.gov.np; separate emails typically route consular, passport and labour queries.

Elsewhere in the Gulf, Nepal runs embassies in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait City, Manama (Bahrain), Muscat (Oman) and Abu Dhabi (UAE), plus consulates-general in Jeddah and Dubai. The Dubai consulate serves Dubai and the northern emirates, shortening the journey for the hundreds of thousands of Nepalis in that region who would otherwise travel to Abu Dhabi. These missions are the front line for labour-rights complaints, wage disputes and emergency cases, which make up a large part of their daily workload.

Since 2021 all new Nepali passports issued abroad are biometric e-passports, compliant with the ICAO Doc 9303 standard, replacing the older Machine Readable Passport (MRP). A citizen in Qatar or the UAE applies at the embassy or consulate, where biometric data (photo and fingerprints) is captured and forwarded to the Department of Passports in Kathmandu for personalisation, after which the finished passport is returned to the mission for collection. Applicants should carry their citizenship certificate and old passport and follow the specific enrolment steps on their mission's website.

Whether you are seeking a visa inside Nepal or consular help abroad, a few habits save time. First, confirm the mission's current address, hours and appointment system on its official website, because embassies relocate and many now require online booking. Second, understand who processes your request: several visas (UK, and most Chinese and UK tourist visas) are lodged at outsourced application centres, not at the embassy counter. Third, bring originals plus photocopies of every document and expect security screening that bars phones and bags.

For the diaspora, the single most important concept is consular jurisdiction: apply at the Nepali embassy or consulate that officially covers your city, not simply the nearest one, or your file may be redirected. Keep your citizenship certificate safe, as it is the anchor document for passport and nationality services, and start any e-passport renewal well before your current passport expires because processing in Kathmandu adds weeks. In genuine emergencies, missions publish 24-hour hotlines for accidents, deaths and stranded nationals.

Finally, be alert to fraud. Official Nepali missions use the nepalembassy.gov.np and nepalconsulate.gov.np domains, and MoFA does not charge unofficial 'agents' for appointments. Verify fees against the official schedule and pay only through the mission's stated channels. When in doubt, cross-check any address or phone number on this page against MoFA and the individual mission's website before acting.