Nepal NOC Online Application Guide

1. What a Nepal NOC is

A No Objection Certificate, formally a Foreign Study Permission Letter (वैदेशिक अध्ययन अनुमति पत्र), is issued by the Government of Nepal for a Nepali student studying abroad. It is commonly needed when completing the foreign-study and education-payment process through a Nepali bank.

Apply only through the official MoEST NOC portal. Tools Pasal explains the fields but never asks for your citizenship, passport, academic or login details.

2. Prepare the documents first

Use the Image to PDF tool when several pages must become one document, the PDF Compressor for oversized files, and the Image Compressor for a clearer, smaller citizenship or passport image.

3. Create and complete your NOC profile

You cannot jump directly to the course application. The current portal first takes you through email verification, citizenship setup, passport setup and previous qualification. Click each section below to see what the fields mean.

4. Fill the new NOC application

The most important distinction is between previous education and intended study. Your completed qualification controls eligibility; your destination institution, level and subject must match the offer and invoice.

5. Course-specific requirements

The official FAQ contains separate requirements for many study paths. Examples include:

• Japan language study: academic transcript, Certificate of Eligibility, admission/offer letter and invoice.
• Bachelor and postgraduate study: prior-level transcript, offer/admission letter showing subject, level and duration, invoice and equivalence when previous study was abroad.
• Medicine, nursing and health courses: the relevant council eligibility, licence or Medical Education Commission pre-approval where applicable.
• Engineering, aviation and other professions: a council licence or regulator pre-approval can be required for specific paths.
• Students already abroad: the portal may require passport/visa, immigration arrival/departure evidence, enrolment or bona fide letter and current invoice.

Because the ministry updates individual course rules, use the current official NOC FAQ and the live application’s requirement list rather than an old saved checklist.

6. Submit and follow the review status

After submission, open My NOC and monitor the application. Status wording can move through waiting for verification, review, payment, approval or rejection. The government does not publish one guaranteed approval time.

7. Pay NPR 2,000 per subject

The current portal instructions show a government revenue payment of NPR 2,000 for each subject. Use the system-generated voucher/EBP number. The portal currently provides instructions for:

• eSewa: Government Payment → No Objection Certificate.
• Khalti: IRD/government payment route using the generated EBP number.
• ConnectIPS: Government of Nepal revenue payment with the voucher number.

The portal displays revenue head 14229. After paying, return to the application and use Check Payment Status. Keep the receipt until the NOC is approved and downloaded.

8. Is a Sanothimi office visit required?

Not for every application. The current portal supports online document review, voucher payment, approval and certificate download. Its hard-copy date is explicitly labelled “If required.”

Visit the office only when:

• a reviewer asks to see original or additional documents;
• the application displays a hard-copy collection or verification date;
• the portal cannot generate a usable voucher and instructs you to visit; or
• the NOC branch gives a case-specific instruction.

The Ministry currently publishes the NOC branch telephone as 01-6635419. Confirm office instructions before travelling.

9. Rejection, correction and additional documents

A rejected application is often a request to fix something—not the end of the process. Open the application details and read the reviewer’s action or required-document message.

1. Identify the exact field or document named by the reviewer.
2. Correct mismatched country, institution, level, faculty or subject details.
3. Replace blurry, incomplete or wrong documents with readable files.
4. Add professional eligibility or equivalence evidence when requested.
5. Resubmit through the same application path and monitor the new status.

10. Download and verify the approved NOC

Once approval is complete, go to My NOC, view the application and choose Download Certificate. Save the original PDF and a backup. The generated certificate contains a QR code, and the official portal provides a public NOC verification route.

Give the certificate only to the bank, institution or authority that needs it. Do not post a readable NOC, voucher or QR code publicly.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Using an email address with a typo or one you cannot access.
• Choosing the intended level where the form asks for previous academic level.
• Selecting a similar institution or subject because the correct one is missing.
• Uploading only one side of citizenship or an incomplete multi-page letter.
• Using an offer letter that does not clearly show subject, level and duration.
• Missing equivalence, council licence or pre-approval for a regulated course.
• Paying NPR 2,000 with the wrong voucher number.
• Creating duplicate applications instead of responding to the reviewer’s note.
• Following an old tutorial that sends every applicant to Sanothimi.

Frequently asked questions