How do I get a passport for my child in Nepal?
बच्चाको राहदानी कसरी बनाउने?
A Nepali child under 16 needs a minor identity card from the District Administration Office first. The passport fee is Rs 2,500. Documents and steps.
- Cost
- Rs 2,500
- Regular passport for a minor. The minor identity card costs a Rs 10 stamp.
- How long
- About 1 month
- The minor identity card is usually issued the same day.
- Where
- District Administration Office
- Last checked
- 8 Oct 2026
- Against the official source
What it is
Children who don't have a citizenship certificate apply for a passport with a minor identity card (नाबालक परिचयपत्र) instead. In Nepal you can get citizenship from age 16, so this route covers children under 16.
The minor identity card is a separate document issued by the District Administration Office. Most of the work is getting it, because it needs the ward recommendation, both parents' citizenship and their marriage registration. Once you have it, the passport application works the same way as an adult's, at half the fee.
Who needs it
- Parents of a child under 16 who doesn't have a citizenship certificate yet.
- Parents of a child born abroad who needs a Nepali passport.
What you need
- Official
The child's minor identity card (नाबालक परिचयपत्र), original
Issued by the District Administration Office. Get this first.
- Official
A parent's citizenship certificate and a photocopy
- Official
The parents' marriage registration certificate and a photocopy
- Official
Pre-enrolment form printout with barcode, filled in the child's name
- Official
Fee receipt for Rs 2,500
- Official
The child and one parent, in person
A guardian named on the minor identity card can come instead of a parent.
How it works
- 1
Register the birth
If the child's birth isn't registered yet, do it at your ward office. The birth registration certificate is needed for the minor identity card.
- 2
Get the minor identity card
Apply at the District Administration Office with a recommendation from your ward chair on the set form, both parents' citizenship certificates, the parents' marriage registration, the child's birth registration and three recent passport photos of the child. The fee is a Rs 10 stamp and the card is issued the same day if the papers are complete.
- 3
Fill in the online form in the child's name
Use emrtds.nepalpassport.gov.np. Copy the child's name and date of birth exactly as they appear on the minor identity card, choose the office and book an appointment.
- 4
Pay Rs 2,500
Minors pay half the adult fee for a regular passport. Keep the receipt.
- 5
Bring the child to the appointment
The child's photo and fingerprints are taken at the office, so the child has to be there with a parent or the guardian named on the minor identity card.
- 6
Collect the passport
Regular passports take about a month. A passport for a child under 10 is valid for five years.
Where to go
District Administration Office
Minor identity card and regular passport
Department of Passports, Tripureshwor
Fast track only
nepalpassport.gov.npNepali embassy or consulate
For families living abroad
mofa.gov.np
Find the nearest DAO or Passports
Straight-line distance. Directions open in Google Maps.
Cost and time
- Official fee
- Rs 2,500
- Regular passport for a minor. The minor identity card costs a Rs 10 stamp.
- Processing time
- About 1 month
- The minor identity card is usually issued the same day.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Minor identity cardDistrict Administration Office (DAO Kalikot charter) | Rs 10 stamp |
| Passport for a minor, regularDAO Kalikot and DAO Kathmandu fee lists | Rs 2,500 |
| Passport for a child under 10, applying in the USA34 or 66 pages, Embassy of Nepal, Washington DC | USD 75 or 100 |
Common problems
My child was born abroad. What else do I need for the minor identity card?
DAO Kalikot lists the hospital birth certificate, the child's passport or one-way travel document used to enter Nepal and the parents' passports. If you came from anywhere except India, those passports need the Nepal immigration stamp.
We moved here from another district.
Add your migration certificate and land ownership certificate. If a parent's citizenship was issued in another district, the office also needs the record from that district before it issues the card, which can add days.
The child's name is spelled differently on the birth registration and the school certificate.
Fix the birth registration at the ward first. The minor identity card follows it, and the passport follows the minor identity card.
Only one parent can come.
One parent is enough at the passport appointment. Bring both parents' citizenship copies and the marriage registration anyway, since the office checks them against the minor identity card.
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