Tourism Authority of Bhutan

Visa Formalities

a) All applications for tourist visas shall be submitted by tour operators in the prescribed Visa Application Form in triplicate to TAB well in advance to allow required time of one week for processing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
b) As far as possible, 3 copies of original passport photographs must be furnished with the visa applications. However, if this is not possible, the photographs must be presented by visitors on arrival to the Visa Officer at the entry point.
c) All applications for tourist visas and extensions shall compulsorily be channelized through the TAB and no tour operator may entertain any visitor whose visa has been processed through other channels.