{"data":{"program":{"slug":"nepal-investor-residence","name":"Nepal Investor Residence","url":"https://www.imidaily.com/nepal-investor-residence/","country":"Nepal","region":"Asia","program_type":"Residence by Investment","status_granted":"Temporary Residency","min_investment_usd":100000,"investment_options":["Business Investment"],"investment_range":"US$1-100,000","passive_investment":"No","min_annual_income_usd":null,"income_range":null,"min_net_worth_usd":null,"max_years_validity":null,"max_years_extension":null,"annual_stay_days":0,"pr_or_citizenship_possible":false,"years_to_pr":null,"years_to_citizenship":15,"tax_residency_required_for_naturalization":"Yes","dual_citizenship":"Prohibited","visa_free_countries":50,"notable_visa_free":["Russia"],"settlement_blocs":["IN"],"country_attributes":["Low cost of living"],"program_attributes":[],"experts":[],"details":{"overview":"**Nepal Investor Residence**\n\nThe Nepal Investor Residence program offers foreign investors a pathway to long-term residence through a minimum US$100,000 investment in an industrial business, with no physical presence requirements.\n\nThe program allows investors and their family members to establish residence in Nepal through qualifying investments in the industrial sector, with renewals available to maintain residential status.","how_to_qualify":"**Nepal Investor Residence**\n\nTo qualify for the Nepal Investor Residence, applicants must meet the following criteria:\n- Minimum investment of US$100,000 (or equivalent in local currency) in an industrial business registered in Nepal\n- The investor must obtain company registration and industry registration certificates\n- The investor must secure a recommendation from the Department of Industry or Commerce\n- Maintain valid PAN/VAT registration for the business entity\n- Hold share certificates in the qualifying industrial enterprise\n\nThe program requires only a capital injection, with no active management or operational involvement. Investors maintain their status through share ownership and business compliance rather than day-to-day participation in the enterprise.","benefits":"**Nepal Investor Residence**\n\n- Path to citizenship\n- Lower cost of living\n- Warm climate\n- Low taxes","citizenship_timeline":"**Nepal Investor Residence**\n\n**Citizenship Timeline and Requirements**\n\nAfter 15 consecutive years of lawful residence in Nepal, an investor may apply for citizenship through naturalization.\n\nTo obtain citizenship, the applicant must demonstrate the ability to speak and write Nepali, maintain good moral character with no criminal record, and renounce all previous citizenships.\n\nAlthough Nepal does not offer traditional permanent residency, an investor can maintain long-term residence through renewable residential visas.\n\nNepal does not recognize dual citizenship.\n\nBrowse 195 countries’ paths to citizenship in the hyper-detailed [IMI Citizenship Catalog](https://www.imidaily.com/citizenship-catalog/).","legal_basis":"**Nepal Investor Residence**\n\n**Program Authority and Legal Basis**\n\nApplications for this program may be directed to: **[Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs of Nepal.](https://www.immigration.gov.np/en/page/residential-visa)**\n\nLegislation upon which this program is based: Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act (FITTA) 2019, Immigration Act 1992, Immigration Rules 1994, and Industrial Enterprises Act 2020."}},"as_of":"2026-11-15T00:23:25.913Z"},"meta":{"publisher":"IMI Daily","attribution":"Source: IMI Daily (https://www.imidaily.com). Free to use with credit to IMI Daily and a link to the item's url.","license":"https://www.imidaily.com/api/terms","disclaimer":"General information only, not legal, tax or investment advice. Rules change often; confirm with the official source or a licensed professional before acting.","generated_at":"2026-11-15T00:23:25.913Z"}}