All visitors to Bhutan must have a visa approved prior to travel.

All applications for approval must be submitted to the registered tour agencies in Bhutan and should be made at least 3 months (90 days) prior to travel. Visa costs $20.00 and will be stamped into the passport upon entry at Paro Airport or Phuentsholing (land entry or exit). Passport and two photographs along with onward or return tickets are required. Validity of the visa is 14 days from the date of issue. Extensions can be filed through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bhutan.

Entry into Bhutan will be denied if traveling for media, hiking or research purposes.

Unfortunately, at this time VisaHQ does not provide service for tourist visas to Bhutan.

Steps that you can take:

First, check the current validity of your passport and the availability of blank visa pages

All travelers will need a valid passport for their travels to Bhutan. Also, the passport must contain un-used visa pages for the visa to be issued. We recommend traveling with at least 6 months of remaining validity on your passport at all times. VisaHQ can assist U.S. citizens with a full range of expedited passport services, including new passport application and passport renewal. We recommend that you have at least two free pages in Visas section of your passport before any international travel. U.S. citizens can get extra passport pages added to their passports as fast as within 24 hours.

Second, contact the nearest embassy or consulate of Bhutan

Take advantage of our extensive embassy and consular database to find the nearest one. Upon contacting the embassy confirm the required documents, the time it takes to process the visa and whether the consulate accepts applications by mail.

Finally, let us know if our information is incorrect

If the tourist visa is not required for citizens of United States traveling to Bhutan, please do let us know so that we can keep our website up to date and relevant.