Any tourist entering Tibet via Nepal by land or air requires the so called group Chinese visa applied from the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu and for this group visa application requires at least 2 and half working days, which means one would have to arrive in Kathmandu in advance for this group visa application. Our local representative travel company will assist with the application and for which they will need one`s original passport and two passport size photos and the Chinese embassy keeps the original passports at the embassy for 2 and half working days for this group visa process. Applying on Monday morning and pick up the passports and visa on Wednesday morning. Our local representative travel agency charges $30 USD per person as a group visa handling service charge on top of the group visa fee.
