Permit for citizens too
Nagaland — Inner Line Permit
Permit for citizens too · India
In short
For visitors: permit required.
- Boundary area — 16,562 km²
- Checked against the act on 20 October 2026
Who may enter, and with what
Rules by group of people, as the source states them, with dates. We give no assessments of our own.
- Citizens of India — permit required. Indian citizens from outside the state need an Inner Line Permit to enter Nagaland; it is issued online.Issued by: Government of Nagaland · Fee: INR 200 for 30 days (Indian citizens), plus a payment gateway feeExceptions: Transit through Dimapur, Chumoukedima and Niuland with a ticket — without an ILP; Residents of Dimapur settled before 22.11.1979 — without an ILPApply · Government of Nagaland (ilp.nagaland.gov.in) · as of 20 September 2024 · checked 20 October 2026
Original wording
transit passenger/traveler and having a valid ticket will not be required
Legal basis
Questions
Permits and restricted zones — FAQ
Do you need a permit: Nagaland — Inner Line Permit?
For visitors: permit required. Indian citizens from outside the state need an Inner Line Permit to enter Nagaland; it is issued online.
Where do I get the permit?
Issued by: Government of Nagaland. The link to the official application page is in the rule above.
Will the planner see this zone on my route?
Yes: the zone has a boundary, and the trip plan will show a line if the route or an overnight stop falls inside.
Other zones: India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands — Restricted Area PermitArunachal Pradesh — Inner Line PermitArunachal Pradesh — Protected Area PermitHimachal Pradesh: Kinnaur and Spiti villages — Protected Area PermitJammu and Kashmir: between the Inner Line and the border — Protected Area PermitLadakh: between the Inner Line and the border — Protected Area PermitLakshadweep — entry permitManipur — Inner Line PermitManipur — Protected Area PermitMizoram — Inner Line PermitMizoram — Protected Area PermitNagaland — Protected Area PermitRajasthan border tehsils — Protected Area PermitSikkim — Protected Area PermitTibetan settlements and monasteries in India — Restricted Area PermitUttarakhand: between the Inner Line and the border — Protected Area Permit
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