Is NOC required for the student visa in Nepal?

NOC is a legal document issued by the Ministry of Education, Nepal that permits student to study abroad.  It is called as No Objection Certificate.  The purpose of this NOC certificate is to facilitate the financial transactions between the foreign institution and the student.   I have seen many students a bit confused whether they need NOC or not.  Therefore, to clear such confusion, we will discuss about “Is NOC required for the student visa in Nepal?” in this post.

Notifying government while planning to study abroad helps you with various reasons.  This give government a clear data about the students, country, university, course and others.  Also, there will be no problem with the equivalency of degree when the students came back completing their course as they already took the permission from government.

The students can apply for NOC certificate online or by visiting the office by yourself.  The applicants are subjected to fulfill the requirement.  They should collect the following documents before applying for NOC certificate.

  • Citizenship Certificate
  • Academic Transcript
  • University offer letter
  • Invoice Letter
  • Passport sized Photo’s

With these documents, the students have to make a payment of Rs. 2000/- as an application charge.

The students are subjected to include council license number as well if the degree is professional like Engineering, Medical or Nursing.

This whole process will take about 2-3 working days to complete.

Conclusively, Yes, NOC is required for the student visa in Nepal.  Without NOC certificate, no any students can send tuition fees to university abroad.  The NOC certficate can be collected from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal.  

I hope, it answers all the queries with your questions “Is NOC required for the student visa in Nepal? But still if there is any doubt, I suggest to you to find the best educational agent and ask for their support.

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