Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs

Bhutanese traveling abroad are no longer required to obtain travel clearance from the NC19TF/Department of Immigration. However, Bhutanese are encouraged to be fully vaccinated and to take all precautionary measures for COVID-19 while traveling abroad. In addition, Bhutanese travelers must ensure that they meet all the requirements of the transit …

The Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs pleased to announce the following vacancies on lateral transfer: Please click here for details

The case relating to illegal entry of foreign workers who were clandestinely brought into the country by Bhutan Concast Pvt. Ltd, Pasakha, Phuentsholing, was filed at the Royal Court of Justice, Phuentsholing, on 21 January 2021. The foreign workers were apprehended in November 2020. A full investigation was carried out …

The Department of Immigration would like to inform general public to contact the following officials for information/clarification related to immigration services during the 2nd National Lockdown: Please click here for detail

Subject:  Illegal entry of foreign workers Four foreign workers working for Bhutan Concast Pvt. Ltd., Pasakha, Phuentsholing, were apprehended on 28 November. One more worker was apprehended on 29 November. All five workers had entered the country illegally. They were smuggled through the Ahlay Land Customs Station, Pasakha, in a …

The SC19TF, Phuentsholing, would like to inform Employers/Foreign Workers Recruitment Agencies(FWRAs) that the timing for health screening of foreign workers at the Health Screening Facility in Pemaling, Phuentsholing, is from 9:00 am till 1:00 pm from Monday to Saturday (excluding government holidays). The Health ScreeningFacility will not conduct health screening …

To mitigate risks of transmission and prevent spread of COVID-19, the following modalities for issuing work permits have been put in place for foreign workers who complete facility quarantine and test negative in Phuentsholing. Foreign workers shall be transported directly to Sorchen Switching Station after completing facility quarantine in Phuentsholing. …

The Ministry of Health would like to notify that all individuals wishing to travel into Bhutan are required to produce a COVID-19 negative certificate on arrival into the country. The test should be carried out by RT-PCR from a certified laboratory not earlier than 72 hrs (3 days) before embarking …

The Royal Court of Justice, Thimphu Dzongkhag Court, passed its verdict today regarding the case of clandestine entry and false declaration of travel history against Sangay Lhendup, who has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. Sangay Lhendup had deliberately misled immigration officials at the international border crossing in Phuentsholing …

The Royal Government of Bhutan, vide Notification No. MoH/COVID-19/2019-2020/765 dated 23.03.2020, has made it mandatory, with effect from this date, for all persons traveling into Bhutan to undergo facility quarantine. Notwithstanding this requirement, there have been cases of individuals who have defied this notification by surreptitiously entering the country and …