The passport application processing time is about 2 months. The Embassy will be unable to provide ANY UPDATE before this time frame.Once the passport is ready for collection, you"ll receive email from the Department of Passport, Nepal and Embassy of Nepal, Canberra and also a text message in provided Nepal"s mobile number. Sometimes email cannot be delivered if email address is not corrently provided.
You can track your application status by downloading "Nepal ePassport" App. It is ready for collection only if message prompts “Passport has been issued” (FYI "Ready for Shipment" refers to shipment from Kathmandu to Canberra) Barcode no. of your pre-enrolment form is the reference no.
And you may choose any one of the following options for passport collection.
Options for collection
- Visiting to the Embassy oneself carrying original old passport (birth certificate in case of minor).
- Authorizing someone (sending email to Embassy at consular.canberra@mofa.gov.np) and sending him/her the original old passport (birth certificate in case of minor).
- Sending original old passport (copy of birth certificate in case baby"s passport) and a self-addressed (write your full address in the recipient side of the envelope) postage paid trackable return envelope to the following postal address of the Embassy through post.
Note:
- In case of renewal of lost passport, send/bring copy of old passport and receipt.
- If you urgently need passport, option 1 or 2 is advised. The Embassy will not be responsible for any lost/undelivered post.
- Please keep the tracking numbers of your both envelops for tracking the status of your parcel.
- It takes around TWO WEEKS in the Embassy to process and hand over your parcel back to the post once we receive your parcel.
Postal address:
Embassy of Nepal
P O Box -1070
Mawson, ACT 2607