Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs

There are four Regional Immigration Offices located in Samtse, Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar. The Regional Immigration Offices facilitates legitimate and lawful entry and exit of all people traveling by land. It also assesses the admissibility of people issued with an e-Visa/e-Permit as well as nationals of countries who are …

The Visa Division issues visas for all foreign nationals other than nationals of Bangladesh, India and the Maldives. The following are the categories of visas issued: Diplomatic Official Tourist Employment Student Business Dependent

The Inspection and Training Division carries out field inspections and coordinates capacity building and training programs for the Department. It also provides the following service: Cancellation of immigration permits

The Service Division issues e-Permits for tourists from Bangladesh, India and Maldives.  It also provides the following services to all foreigners: Route Permit Work Permit Dependent Permit Student Permit Immigration Card (Marriage Case) Investor Card

The Department of Immigration was established as a full fledged Department in 2004 under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The mandate of the Department is defined by the Immigration Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan (2007) and the Immigration Rules and Regulations (2023). As a law enforcement agency, the core …

 Department of Immigration Ministry of Home Affairs Royal Government of Bhutan Kawajangsa, Thimphu, Bhutan Phone: (+975) 2-323127/334798