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Investor Residential Visa Assistance helps foreign investors understand the Department of Industry (DoI) recommendation route for a Nepal Residential Visa and prepare for authority review. DoI’s published visa page describes the Residential Visa as available on its recommendation. A recommendation is one part of the official process; confirm the Department of Immigration’s current application steps and requirements before filing. Immigration Nepal is an independent advisory service, not a government authority, and cannot issue a visa or guarantee an outcome.
What investment threshold applies?
DoI’s public visa-recommendation page describes an investment of more than USD 100,000, made at one time in convertible foreign currency, for its Residential Visa recommendation route. The same department’s citizen charter lists at least USD 1 million invested at one time in convertible foreign currency for its Residential Visa recommendation service. These two current DoI publications do not align. Because this difference can affect whether a case proceeds, investors should ask DoI to confirm the threshold and criteria that apply to their circumstances before relying on either figure or committing funds for this visa purpose. Both pages concern a Residential Visa connected to investment in Nepal. DoI describes the visa as grantable for one year at a time on its recommendation. A Residential Visa is a visa category, not permanent residence. A stated investment amount or recommendation does not itself guarantee that Immigration will issue a visa.
Records DoI lists for its recommendation
DoI’s citizen charter lists a recommendation request with these records: an application; notarized copies of the applicant’s passport and latest visa; evidence of a one-time investment of at least USD 1 million or equivalent convertible foreign currency; tax clearance and an audit report; an updated share register certified by the Office of the Company Registrar; and an industry inspection report. The charter’s investment figure conflicts with the DoI visa-recommendation page, so confirm the current requirement before preparing this file. This is the list published for DoI’s recommendation service. It should not be treated as a complete checklist for a separate Department of Immigration visa application. Ask Immigration which application format, supporting records, submission channel, and any originals or certifications it currently requires. The DoI charter does not settle those separate application details.
How to prepare and proceed
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Describe the investment clearly. Record the amount, when it entered Nepal, the currency and funding route, the industry, and the supporting company records. Keep these details consistent across financial and corporate documents.
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Resolve the threshold discrepancy. Share the case facts with DoI and ask which current Residential Visa recommendation criteria apply. The department’s two published pages show different amounts; do not assume one page overrides the other.
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Confirm the recommendation file. Compare the proposed submission with the citizen charter and ask DoI about the current application format, evidence requirements, and any additional case-specific records.
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Request the DoI recommendation. Submit through the channel DoI currently specifies and respond to any request for clarification or further evidence. DoI decides whether to issue a recommendation.
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Check Immigration’s separate instructions. Before applying for the visa, confirm the current form, documents, charges, and submission process with the Department of Immigration. Follow its instructions and any conditions attached to a visa if issued.
How Immigration Nepal can assist
We can help organize the investment information and records, map them against DoI’s published recommendation checklist, flag the published threshold discrepancy, and prepare questions for DoI or Immigration. We do not decide eligibility, issue recommendations or visas, or control government review. Any government charge and any advisory fee agreed with Immigration Nepal are separate matters; confirm official charges and payment instructions with the authority.
Discuss your investor visa preparation
For an initial discussion, share the nature of the Nepal investment, the records already available, and any correspondence with DoI or Immigration. We can help identify points to clarify with the authorities before you proceed. Contact Immigration Nepal to discuss independent preparation assistance.
Eligibility
- DoI’s visa-recommendation page describes an investor route involving more than USD 100,000 invested at one time in convertible foreign currency.
- DoI’s citizen charter instead lists evidence of at least USD 1 million invested at one time in convertible foreign currency for its Residential Visa recommendation service.
- The two DoI publications conflict; confirm the applicable current threshold and criteria directly with DoI before relying on either amount.
- An investment amount or DoI recommendation does not guarantee that a Residential Visa will be issued.
Requirements
- Confirm with the Department of Industry which current Residential Visa recommendation threshold and criteria apply to the specific investment.
- Use the application format and submission channel currently specified by DoI for a recommendation request.
- Confirm separately with the Department of Immigration its current Residential Visa application process, forms, documents, and charges.
- Follow the responsible authorities’ case-specific instructions; published guidance may not resolve every investor’s circumstances.
Documents to prepare
- Application in the format currently specified by the Department of Industry.
- Notarized copies of the applicant’s passport and latest Nepal visa, as listed in DoI’s citizen charter.
- Evidence of the investment entering Nepal in convertible foreign currency; DoI’s citizen charter lists a one-time investment of at least USD 1 million, while its visa page gives a different threshold.
- Tax clearance certificate and audit report, as listed in DoI’s citizen charter.
- Updated share register certified by the Office of the Company Registrar, as listed in DoI’s citizen charter.
- Industry inspection report, as listed in DoI’s citizen charter.
- Ask the Department of Immigration which additional records and application materials are required for its visa application.
Process
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Describe the investment and records
Summarize the investment amount, timing, currency, funding route, industry, and records available to support those details.
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Confirm the applicable threshold with DoI
DoI’s visa-recommendation page and citizen charter publish different investment amounts. Ask the department which criteria apply before relying on either figure.
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Prepare DoI’s recommendation file
Use the citizen charter as a starting point and confirm the current application format, evidence, and submission channel directly with DoI.
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Request the DoI recommendation
Submit the confirmed records through DoI’s current process and respond to any request for clarification. DoI decides whether to issue a recommendation.
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Confirm Immigration’s application instructions
Check the current Residential Visa application form, documents, charges, and submission process with the Department of Immigration.
Frequently asked questions
What is the investment threshold for a Nepal investor Residential Visa?
DoI’s visa-recommendation page describes more than USD 100,000 invested at one time in convertible foreign currency. DoI’s citizen charter lists at least USD 1 million for its Residential Visa recommendation service. Since the department’s publications conflict, confirm the applicable current threshold directly with DoI before relying on either amount.
What documents does DoI list for its recommendation?
DoI’s citizen charter lists an application, notarized passport and latest-visa copies, proof of a one-time investment in convertible foreign currency, tax clearance, an audit report, an updated share register certified by the Office of the Company Registrar, and an industry inspection report. Confirm the current checklist and resolve the threshold discrepancy with DoI.
Does a Department of Industry recommendation guarantee a visa?
No. DoI’s published route describes its recommendation as part of the Residential Visa process. Confirm the separate application and decision requirements with the Department of Immigration; neither eligibility nor issuance is guaranteed.
Is an investor Residential Visa permanent residence?
No. DoI describes it as a Residential Visa and says it may be granted for one year at a time on its recommendation. Confirm the current validity and conditions with the responsible authority.
Can Immigration Nepal approve or issue the visa?
No. Immigration Nepal is an independent assistance and advisory service, not a government authority. We can help organize records and explain published steps, while the responsible government authorities control recommendations and visa decisions.
General information only. Requirements depend on the facts of each case and can change, so confirm the current position before filing.