Nepal → Germany

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Nepal
To: Germany
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 1,470
Change since 2018: +22.4%
Share of all arrivals in Germany, 2023: 0.09%

Inflow 20231,470OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Nepal to Germany

Inflows of nationals of Nepal recorded by Germany; stock of nationals of Nepal living there; and acquisitions of Germany's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	0
2001	0
2002	704
2003	588
2004	475
2005	438
2006	408
2007	365
2008	428
2009	470
2010	559
2011	632
2012	800
2013	901
2014	1,010
2015	1,213
2016	1,386
2017	1,322
2018	1,201
2019	1,273
2020	754
2021	1,039
2022	1,223
2023	1,470

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2024	—	10,570	—
2023	1,470	9,770	200
2022	1,223	8,890	160
2021	1,039	8,290	135
2020	754	8,120	140
2019	1,273	7,485	105
2018	1,201	6,990	105
2017	1,322	6,305	101
2016	1,386	5,502	122
2015	1,213	5,006	124
2014	1,010	4,481	79
2013	901	4,015	87
2012	800	3,614	70
2011	632	3,190	57
2010	559	2,847	50

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Germany's consulates in Nepal

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Germany's consulates located in Nepal.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	4,219	2,710	1,505	35.7%
2023	4,461	3,024	1,431	32.1%
2022	4,036	2,314	1,703	42.2%
2021	1,139	824	291	25.5%
2020	1,488	1,123	365	24.5%
2019	6,668	5,548	1,116	16.7%
2018	5,087	4,026	1,060	20.8%
2017	5,247	4,179	1,067	20.3%
2016	4,866	3,914	952	19.6%
2015	4,465	3,925	540	12.1%
2014	3,842	3,391	451	11.7%
2013	3,464	2,980	481	13.9%
2012	2,891	2,099	792	27.4%
2011	2,869	2,071	798	27.8%
2010	2,680	2,199	486	18.1%
2009	2,114	1,682	450	21.3%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	2,114
2010	2,680
2011	2,869
2012	2,891
2013	3,464
2014	3,842
2015	4,465
2016	4,866
2017	5,247
2018	5,087
2019	6,668
2020	1,488
2021	1,139
2022	4,036
2023	4,461
2024	4,219

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Germany

First residence permits issued by Germany to citizens of Nepal (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Education747
Family489
Work274
Other reasons80

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,590	203	0	0
2024	1,143	203	340	1,504
2023	1,371	219	200	1,571
2022	1,211	188	160	1,585
2021	1,231	155	135	1,503
2020	772	108	140	1,333
2019	1,094	120	105	0
2018	1,112	79	105	0
2017	956	57	101	0
2016	849	59	123	0
2015	376	53	125	0
2014	779	34	79	0
2013	692	29	90	0
2012	568	11	70	0
2011	467	0	62	0
2010	520	0	54	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities185
EU Blue Card40
Highly skilled workers (national schemes)39
Researchers10

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 9,032
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 754
Changed status into work, 2025: 227

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Germany in Nepal, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Kathmandu	kathmandu.diplo.de

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Germany, 2023; Nepal ranks 90.

Inflows to Germany, 2023

Ukraine283,631
Romania202,039
Syria128,742
Türkiye115,937
Poland97,945
Bulgaria65,871
Afghanistan58,482
India54,123
Italy38,460
Hungary34,003
Russia26,720
Serbia24,155

Other destinations for people from Nepal, 2023

Japan39,564
South Korea20,147
Australia13,771
United States11,150
New Zealand2,811
Denmark2,149
Canada1,760
Finland1,319
Belgium427