Notification

Notification

As part of the Civil Service Reform undertaken by the Royal Civil Service Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is being restructured to make it fit for purpose and responsive to contemporary national needs. The following changes will take effect on 2nd October 2022: A new Department of Economic and ...

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Travel Advisory

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby notifies the general public that Bhutanese intending to travel to Nepal on a recently issued Travel Document in lieu of Ordinary Passport, should process for prior visa to enter Nepal from the Nepalese Embassy in New Delhi. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will assist ...

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Notification

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby notifies the general public that the Department of Protocol has started issuing a Travel Document in lieu of an Ordinary Passport as an interim arrangement from the 20th of August 2022. This measure has been taken due to the sudden increase in the application ...

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Advisory for travellers to Bangladesh

The Ministry would like to inform the general public that Bhutanese travellers, both by air and road, to Bangladesh will require to process prior visa from the Embassy of Bangladesh in Thimphu. Visa on-arrival, which remains suspended, is available only to the following categories:  Foreign nationals of Bangladesh-descendants and their ...

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Travel Advisory for Thailand

The following new measures will be implemented for travelers wishing to enter Thailand. A) For the fully vaccinated travelers: Register for Thailand Pass (Link: https://tp.consular.go.th ) by submitting the required documents such as Passport copy, Vaccination Certificate and Medical Insurance. Insurance with minimum coverage of USD 10,000. The policy should cover the ...

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Advisory for travellers to Thailand

While international travellers entering Thailand are no longer required to do a pre-departure RT-PCR test within 72 hours of travel, it has been observed that many Bhutanese visiting Thailand are testing positive upon arrival. As per the existing regulations, international travellers who test positive upon arrival are required to undergo ...

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Notification on Attestation revised as of 4 April 2022

This is to notify all concerned that the Department of Protocol will provide attestation services as follows: Documents shall be attested and returned to the applicant within one working day. The documents for the attestation may be submitted to the Division between 0900 to 1200 hrs on Monday(s) and Thursday(s). ...

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Notification

The Department of Culture, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invite everyone to witness the recorded cultural performance ‘Reliving Splendor of Tang Dynasty: A Cultural Show from Henan, China’  on 4th March 2022, after 10:00 AM news on BBS 1 and BBS 2.    Cultural troupes are from ...

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Notification

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to request any Bhutanese stranded in Ukraine or Russia to contact the following officials in the Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Brussels for any assistance:  Ms. Dechen Wangmo Deputy Chief of Mission Email: dwangmo@mfa.gov.bt Mobile/Whatsapp: +32 478 79 2270 Mr. Karma Jurmin Thinlay Head of ...

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