Getting Bhutan Visa (International Tourists) All visitors to Bhutan (except Indian, Bangladeshis and Maldivians) requires visa and it must be processed prior to their arrival in Bhutan. Tourist planning to visit Bhutan must book their holiday through a licensed Bhutanese tour operaties who will apply for Bhutan visa through online system to Tourism Council of Bhutan on their behalf. For visa application, all the visitors must mail a scanned copy of passport (photo page) with a minimum validity of 6 months and wire transfer the total cost of visiting Bhutan including visa fee. Tourism Council of Bhutan monitors the transferred tour costs for the purpose of issuing visa clearance. Tour operators can access to money only after completing the tour. Once the above requirements are fulfilled, Tourism Council of Bhutan will issue a visa clearance letter to respective tour operators on behalf of their guest within 72 working hours. This letter will be then mailed to respective travelers by their tour operators. On producing visa clearance letter at the port of entry, the actual visa will be stamped on the passport. Getting to Bhutan Travelers to Bhutan can take a flight to its only international airport located at Paro (PBH).