Ministry of Foreign Affairs RGOB
Are you travelling outside Bhutan? If so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to offer the following travel advise so that you have a smooth and pleasant journey:
1. Before travel, ensure that the passport is valid for more than 6 months and you have all the required visas for your travel.
2. Check your suitcases and bags before packing to ensure that there are no prohibited items such as explosives, firearms and lethal weapons, drugs, antiques, ivory etc. in your luggage. While at the airport, avoid handling abandoned packages or briefcases.
3. Leave a copy of your travel itinerary with family or friends at home in case they need to contact you in an emergency.
4. Carry either a printed or soft or copy of your passport, visas and extra copies of passport photos.
5. Always carry contact address and telephone numbers of the nearest Bhutanese Embassy and Mission and where there are no Embassies that of Honorary Consuls and Friendship Associations. Contact address and telephone numbers of Bhutanese Embassy and Mission are available on MFA’s website.
6. In the event of loss of passport or travel document, report immediately to the nearest local police station and acquire a police report.
7. Inform the nearest Bhutanese Embassy/Mission and request for emergency travel document. Request has to be supported with the Police report and passport photo. Copy of CID or passport or passport number will facilitate issuance of emergency travel document
8. Check local laws and customs of the country you are travelling to and obey local laws.
9. Always carry on your person the address and contact number of your hotel.
10. If carrying large amounts of cash, it is advisable to keep in a safe place such as room safety vault rather than carrying it around.
11. Lock your hotel doors at all times. Meet visitors in the lobby.
12. Do not accept food or drinks from strangers.
13. Exchange money with authorized agents.
14. Ask permission before photographing military installations, government buildings or transportation facilities.
15. If you are a victim of crime abroad, report to the nearest police station immediately and contact the nearest Bhutanese Embassy/Mission.
Public Notification on the Air Travel Bubble Arrangement
December 1, 2020 9:20 amThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to inform that an Air Travel Bubble Arrangement has been agreed between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of India on 18th September 2020 to enable flight operations between the two countries till the resumption of normal International flights
Public Notification on requirements to travel to Thailand
November 17, 2020 9:25 amThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that all Bhutanese students studying in Thailand and wishing to return to resume their studies and other Bhutanese eligible to enter Thailand will need to submit the following documents to the Royal Thai Honorary Consulate-General in Thimphu to process
Announcement on Relief Flight to and from Singapore
November 16, 2020 4:31 pmThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that a relief flight is being arranged to and from Singapore for Bhutanese on the following dates: DATE FLIGHT NO. SECTOR DEP ARR EQP 27 December 2020 B3 780 PBH-SIN 11:00 hrs 17:30 hrs A319 28 December 2020 B3 781 SIN-PBH 07:30 hrs 10:00 hrs Interested
Public Notification
October 27, 2020 4:00 pmThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that all Bhutanese students studying in Thailand and wishing to return to resume their studies and other Bhutanese eligible to enter Thailand will need to submit the following documents to the Royal Thai Honorary Consulate-General in Thimphu to process
ANNOUNCEMENT
October 7, 2020 11:08 amThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that the Ministry is arranging a special Drukair flight to Kuwait and Dubai, on 15th October 2020, to facilitate the return of Bhutanese to their workplaces in these two countries. DATE FLIGHT NO. SECTOR DEP ARR EQP 15 OCT 2020 KB 812 PBH-DXB 0800
NOTIFICATION ON A REPATRIATION FLIGHT
September 17, 2020 11:32 amThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that a repatriation flight is being considered from Singapore to Paro tentatively on 3rd October 2020 for Bhutanese wanting to return home. DATE FLIGHT NO. SECTOR DEP ARR EQP 3 Oct KB540 PBH-SIN 0630 1315 A319 KB541 SIN-PBH 1415 1700 Interested people
Old Travel Advisory
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