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Pathways to Nepal Residence and Citizenship

Nepal

Nepal’s covered routes include supported work, study, approved business investment, industrial-investor residence, and nonworking retirement residence. Existing NRN cardholders also need the appropriate immigration permission. A tourist stay or company registration alone does not authorize employment.

The South Asia guide compares the covered options and links to their requirements.

Ways to qualify

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Career & business

For people with a job offer, in-demand skills, or a business to build. Most of these routes lead to settlement, and in time to citizenship.

Nepal Business Investor Visa An approved investment in a Nepal business can support a renewable, multiple-entry Business Visa. residency Nepal Work Visa A qualifying employer in Nepal can support a foreign professional’s application to live there for the approved job. residency

Retirement

For retirees and people of independent means who can show a pension, savings, or other passive income.

Nepal Retirement Residential Visa A retired foreign applicant, or one age 60 or older, can seek residential permission to live in Nepal without running a business. residency

Investment & premium residence

For people who can qualify through an investment, real estate, business funds, or a premium residence fee rather than a job or family tie.

Nepal Investor Residential Visa A substantial approved investment in a Nepal industrial enterprise can support a Residential Visa after government review. residency

Ancestry & heritage

A parent, grandparent, or birth in the country can make you a citizen already — or let you claim it, often without relocating.

Nepal NRN Cardholder Visa A foreign passport holder with a valid Non-Resident Nepali card can seek the associated Nepal visa and extensions. residency

Study

Routes to study there, and often to stay on and work after you graduate.

Nepal Student Visa This route allows an admitted international student to apply for permission to study at a qualifying higher-education institution in Nepal. residency