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Nepal Business Visa for Investors and Businesspersons

14 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign investor or businessperson investing in or operating an approved business in Nepal.

Route type
Investment
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
8
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

8 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Company And Industry Registration RequiredCompany and industry registration certificates are required.
  • Department Of Industry Recommendation RequiredA recommendation from the Department of Industry or competent line agency is required.
  • Eligibility summaryThe business visa requires the industry recommendation, foreign-investment acceptance and company, tax and industry registration documents.
  • Foreign Investment Acceptance RequiredThe file includes the foreign-investment acceptance letter.
  • Pan Or Vat Registration RequiredThe company must provide its PAN or VAT certificate.
  • Passport And Latest Nepal Visa RequiredThe application file includes the passport and the latest Nepalese visa.
  • Qualifying Investment Or Business RequiredThe visa is for an investor or businessperson investing or undertaking business in Nepal.
  • Share Certificate Required ConditionallyA share certificate is mandatory where the official investment threshold for that document is met.
Also stated by the source
  • Five Year Issue Option AvailableThe official service offers monthly, annual or five-year issuance.
  • How and where to applyThe Department of Immigration requires an online application.
  • Multiple Reentry IncludedThe business visa includes multiple re-entry regardless of the issued period.
  • Official source basisThe business visa requires the industry recommendation, foreign-investment acceptance and company, tax and industry registration documents.
  • Report summaryThe business visa requires the industry recommendation, foreign-investment acceptance and company, tax and industry registration documents.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Duration Months MinA business visa may be issued from at least one month.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Nepal?
The official source states: For a foreign investor or businessperson investing in or operating an approved business in Nepal.

Every answer is quoted from the official immigration.gov.np page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 14 points against the official source; 14 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source immigration.gov.npLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Nepal government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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