For Online ILP, please go to the portal, www.ilp.nagaland.gov.in, Select ILP services > Apply new ILP > Choose the category (Tourist/ Businessman/Trader/Labourer/Teachers/ Student/Priest) and enter Phone Number > Enter the OTP which will be sent to your Phone number and submit it to proceed further, fill the ILP Application Form accordingly, and submit it. For obtaining ILP manually, please contact any of the authorities at the various Nagaland Houses as mentioned in the Home Page, or the office of the Deputy Commissioner of the district concerned in Nagaland.

• Any ILP applicant falling in the category of trader/businessman/labourer, or teacher/priest needs a local guarantor who would sponsor the ILP applicant, and who would be responsible for the good conduct of the ILP holder during his/her stay in Nagaland
• The intending Guarantor will have to register for which he/she may go to the portal, www.ilp.nagaland.gov.in, Select Guarantor > Guarantor Registration > Enter the phone number and the OTP for verification.The Guarantor after successful submission of the application and on being cleared by the competent authority will be provided a unique number.
• Any ILP applicant while filling up the online form will be required to give the unique number of his/her Guarantor and will also be asked by the system to give the OTP, which will come on the registered phone number of his/her Guarantor, and only thereafter, the system will permit the applicant to move further and complete the online application form
• In case of priest/nun, any person belonging to the management of the religious organization/group to which the priest/nun concerned is associated with may function as a Guarantor.
• In case of teacher, any person belonging to the management of the educational institution where the teacher concerned is employed may function as a Guarantor.

Any Local Guarantor can sponsor up to 10(ten) applicants.

The ILP applicant falling in the category of tourists do not require a Guarantor. The applicant will however, be required to give a local contact.

Student from outside the State will not require a Guarantor for applying for ILP. The student will however, be required to give a local contact while filling up the ILP application form Any student from outside the State will be required to obtain an ILP for 3(three) months for the first time he/she enters Nagaland. Later, the Photo Identity Card issued for the student by the Educational Institution/College/School concerned, can be used by the student as an ILP.

For trader/businessman, a copy of trade license or other similar documents. For labourer, a copy of the certificate from contractor/employment certificate from employer or other similar document In case, the applicant is a teacher, a copy of the Appointment Order/Employment Certificate of the educational institution (University/college/school). For priest/nun, a copy of the Official Letter/Certificate from the Head of the religious organization/group For students, a copy of the Certificate from the Head of the educational institution.

Depending on the category of the ILP one has applied, and the number of applicants at any point of time, it may take hours or 2 to 3 working days to issue the ILP by the competent authority. As regards the online ILP for Tourist, if applied during working hours it may get approved within 4 (four) hours. If applied during non-working hours or close to the end of the working hours, it may get approved within the first 3 (three) hours of the next working day.

• Tourist (Domestic): Rs 200 per person valid for 30 days
• Tourist(Foreigner): Rs 300 per person valid for 30 days
• Traders: Rs 300 per person for 3 months and Rs 1000 per person for 1 year
  (For 1(one) year ILP, in addition to other documents, a certificate from the administrative officer concerned that the applicant has been continuously residing in Nagaland for more than 1 (one) year at the time of application will also be required to be uploaded)
• Labourers: Rs 150 per person for 3 months
• Technical Personnel/Consultant : Rs 1500 per person valid for 2 years
• Priest : Rs 1500 per person valid for 3 years
• Teachers: Rs 1500 per person for 3 year
• Students: Rs 300 per student valid upto 5 years of course duration whichever is earlier
• Partners in Business: Rs 5000 per person for 3 years
  (For 1(one) year ILP, in addition to other documents, a certificate from the administrative officer concerned that the applicant has been continuously residing in Nagaland for more than 1 (one) year at the time of application will also be required to be uploaded)

(It may be noted that there will be certain additional charges applicable for payment gateway services)

You will receive an SMS confirmation stating that your application has been approved on successful submission.

When you see an asterisk (*) sign, it simply means that the user input is required. It is a mandatory field to be entered.

Make sure the file uploaded are in the correct document format and the file sizes not exceeding the required values.

You can inform the ILP Support Team by sending an email to