Non-Tourist Official Category
Individuals coming to Bhutan for official purposes may apply for an official visa. It may be issued to holders of official passport and government delegations as recommended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade.
Casual visitors are Indian nationals from bordering towns and districts who enter the bordering towns of Bhutan for leisure, shopping, dining, meeting friends or other non-employment purposes, using a voter ID card or Indian passport, and must exit within 24 hours.
Agency Accountable for vetting the application: DoI, RBP
Pilgrims to Gomkora (who must remain within Trashi Yangtse) and Hindu pilgrims to the Jayanti Mahakal Temple near Phuentsholing are Indian nationals traveling with a voter ID card or Indian passport.
Agency Accountable for vetting the application: DoI, RBP
- Recommending agency to submit application to the Cabinet Secretary for consideration of any category not listed in this list as non-tourists.