Visa exemption for Nepalese passengers transiting via HKG

With effect from 12 July, 2010 Nepalese passengers travelling by Nepal Airlines to the following countries via Hong Kong are exempted from obtaining TRANSIT VISA for Hong Kong under following conditions.

• (a) the Nepalese airside passenger should hold a valid entry VISA bound for destinations in

  AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, JAPAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE USA, THE SHENGEN MEMBER STATES- AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXMEBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, AND SWITZERLAND.

  
  Or he/she is holding residence visa/permit of these countries. The temporary suspension of transit visa requirement is not applicable when the passenger returns to Nepal via Hong Kong;


• (b) the scheduled departure of the passengers from Hong Kong must be within 12 Hours or the same day of his/her scheduled arrival in Hong Kong;


• (c) The passenger should submit the photocopy of ticket for onward connecting flight and copy of passport bearing photo of the passenger to the airlines.