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In August 2023, the Bhutanese government announced that tourists over the age of 5 years must pay a Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of USD 100 per person per day. Children below the age of 5 years are exempt from paying the SDF. In addition, visitors to Bhutanese towns bordering India are exempt from paying the SDF for up to 24 hours. [7]
Dhradhul said more than 56,000 tourists had visited Bhutan since January but about 42,000 were Indian nationals, who only have to pay a fee of 1,200 Indian rupees ($14.5) a day.
Starting from August 2023, the SDF decreased to $100, while the amount for Indians, stayed the same. [10] However, travelers can now arrange their own accommodations and itinerary when traveling in the country. Almost all nationalities need to pre-arrange their visa or permit [11] prior to visiting Bhutan based on the updated visa policy of Bhutan
Indian nationals may also use their Voter ID card with photograph or Indian Passport to enter Bhutan by air and land. Permits required for travel beyond the border, subject to a BTN 1200/day Sustainable Development Fee. Apply permit through official website https://immi.gov.bt/ Bolivia: Online Visa / Visa on arrival [88] 30 days [89]
Bhutan will lower the nightly fees it charges tourists who stay more than four days, in an attempt to boost visitor numbers that are still a fraction of the level before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bhutan, [a] officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, [b] [14] (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ; Wylie: 'Druk gyal khab) is a landlocked country in South Asia, situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south, with the Indian state of Sikkim separating it from neighbouring Nepal.
Immigration to Bhutan has an extensive history and has become one of the country's most contentious social, political, and legal issues. Since the twentieth century, Bhutanese immigration and citizenship laws have been promulgated as acts of the royal government, often by decree of the Druk Gyalpo on advice of the rest of government.