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Bhutan visa information
Bhutan is land locked between many Himalayan ranges. India, Nepal and Tibet are the neighboring countries which may be crossed while entering Bhutan. The diverse cultures of these countries offer some unique experience for the tourists. If you wish to spend your holidays in this mystic land of Thunder Dragon, you need to apply in advance for the visa to travel in Bhutan. Authorized travel agencies help you to move your application papers to get the approval first. After your travel with this approval papers, you will get your visa stamped once you arrive Bhutan. You can not get a visa through embassies outside Bhutan. This may sound complicated but if understood, this process is very easy to get your visa’s stamped. Immigration department of Thimphu should approve your visa request to enter Bhutan.
Once you get the application approval papers, this should be shown to the authorities at Paro airport or at Phuentsholing if you come by road ways. All the details in the passport are verified here. Name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality, passport number, expiry date and issued date of passport details should match the information you gave when you applied for visa.
Tour operators like “Wind Horse Tours” forward the applications to the DOT (Department Of Tourism) in Thimbhu. They check the payment for the whole trip and sign the first process. And with these approved papers in hand, the tour operator again meets the Immigration Department to process the visa. These activities consume a week time. But for emergencies the visa can be issued on special expedited request.
Visa extensions can be arranged by paying extra fee. This extension period should not be extended more than six months.
