Applying for a license
You apply on your province's eDLVRS portal, starting from your National ID number. The portal then carries the application through the health check and the office's approval to the application fee, the written test, the trial and the license fee, and shows which stage it has reached.
The steps, in order
1. Start on your province's portal
Choose New driving license, then start with your National ID number or the QR code in the Nagarik App. A foreign national starts with a passport or another national identity document instead.
2. The health check
The portal's next stage. A provider the ministry has listed carries out the check, and the report goes to the office.
3. The office approves it
The transport office checks and approves the application before the fee and the tests.
4. Pay, then sit both tests
The application fee comes next, then the written test and the trial.
5. The license fee, then the card
Once the trial is passed the license fee is paid and the license is generated. The smart card is collected from the office once the department has printed it and sent it there.
What you need
- A valid National ID (NID) number, and a scan of the card or its registration form: an image or a PDF of up to 2 MB
- A mobile number registered in your own name, and your own email; the one-time code goes to both
- Your citizenship, original and a copy
- The health check report, once you have it
- Your original license, if you are adding a class to one you hold
Adding a class to a license you hold
Class F (medium vehicles) and class G (large vehicles) ask for a class B license held for at least two years, and the original license is submitted with the application.
What it costs, and how long it takes
These are the figures Transport Management Office, Kalanki publishes for its own counter, on a page written for the department’s earlier portal. Fees and waiting times differ between offices and between provinces, so treat them as the shape of the cost and confirm the amount with the office that will issue your license.
| Step | Time | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Application and biometrics | About 1 hour | Rs 500 |
| Retrial application | About 30 minutes | Rs 500 each time |
| License fee, after the trial is passed | Paid 3 days after | Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000, by class |
| Collecting the smart card | About 3 minutes |
What one application buys
One application fee covers a single written attempt and up to three trials. Each retrial after that is applied for again, with its own fee.
The likhit written testCommon questions
- Where do you fill in the driving license form in Nepal?
- On your province's eDLVRS portal, under New driving license. All seven provinces run one, the department lists them on one page, and each starts from your National ID number.
- What documents do you need?
- A valid National ID number and a scan of the card or its registration form, with a mobile number registered in your own name. Offices also ask for your citizenship, the original and a copy, and the health check report, and anyone adding a class brings the original license as well.
- How many attempts does one application give you?
- One written attempt and up to three trials. A retrial beyond that is a fresh application with its own fee.
- How long does the smart card take?
- The license fee is paid three days after the trial is passed. The card itself is printed by the department and sent to the office, which publishes when it is ready to collect.
Where this comes from
Checked against its sources on 26 September 2026.