•If the Government or any Private organizations wants to employee an foreigner, approval must be sought from Chief Labour Officer, Department of Labour with valid work permit.
•The visa forms can be downloaded from the MoHCA website.
•The maximum period of days required for processing visa is two working days; hence all the applications applying for visa should be submitted before two days from the prior date of arrival of the guests.
•The visa clearance from the visa section should be collected only during the afternoon by 2: 00 P.M. to 5: 00 P.M.
Nationals exempt from advance visa to enter Bhutan:
•Bangladeshi, Maldivian & Indian nationals do not require visa while coming to Bhutan.
•Thai and Swiss nationals holding official and diplomatic passports while coming to Bhutan do not require visa. The visa will by stamped upon arrival at the Paro International airport or any other port of entry by Immigration authorities. But those carrying ordinary passports need to process Bhutanese visa in advance.
Gratis Visas:
•Only those Officials carrying diplomatic, UN & official passports will be issued gratis visas.
•If there is a MoU signed indicating some points about the free charges, then the visiting guests will be issued gratis visas.
Extension of Visa for the Visiting Guests:
•If the guest has to stay back for more than three days, then the concerned Ministry/Organization etc need to write a letter addressed to Dy. Chief of Protocol. The letter must mention the genuine reasons for the extension.
•A copy of earlier visa which was issued by the Immigration.
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