Paying for VISA in other currencies.

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WitekM
WitekM

Last week I crossed into Nepal from India (Banbasa crossing). I had 25 dollars for my Visa but they were not in pristine condition. Border officials asked if I have some more dollars as they would like bills in better condition. I asked if I can pay in Indian Rupees. They said "yes" and gave me the price in this currency. I did not have enough Rupees and only asked them out of curiosity.

So it turns out that you can pay for Nepali Visa in Indian or Nepal Rupees, not only in Dollars or Euro. At least at this crossing.

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Rakesh31
Rakesh31

Actually, Indian Rupees is a valid currency used in Nepal and Bhutan; for this reason the immigration / customs officials seem to accept INR.

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WitekM
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Yes but I decided to post this because many people say that you can only pay in dollars at all borders between India and Nepal. It's not true! Also after short conversation they accepted my torn dollars notes.

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orangutan
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So is the exchange rate better had you paid in rupees? Nepale rupees are hard to come by outside of Nepal.

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