Needed materials to apply for a tourist visa
- A passport size photo of yourself
- A filled out application
- Money
Needed materials to apply for a cell phone:
- A passport size photo of yourself
- Photocopy of passport and current visa
- Both thumbprints
- The names of your father and grandfather
- Your permanent and residential addresses
- Your occupation
- Money
Needed materials to extend your tourist visa
- A passport sized photo of yourself
- A filled out extension application form
- Attached documents proving the date that you will leave Nepal or the reason for your extension
- Money
- Extra money for the “immediate pick-up fee.”
Needed materials to apply for university admission and consequent student visa
- Two passport sized photos of yourself
- A Nepali bank statement proving that you do indeed have money
- Two original admission applications
- A no-objection letter from the US Embassy
- A letter of admission to the university
- Money
Needed materials to apply for a Nepali bank account
- A passport sized photo of yourself
- Copies of your employee ID card and a letter from your boss, stating that you do indeed work for this organization or company
- A copy of your passport and current visa
- Your occupation
- Your current and permanent addresses
- The source of your money, to make sure its obtained by legal means
- Your father and grandfather’s name
- A declared beneficiary—in case you die, they know to whom to give your money
- A map with the location of your current residence marked
- A promise to bring a photocopy of your renewed visa when this one runs out, and if you move, a new map marking your new residence
- Money, of course
At least no one asked me for my SSN!
