- Official page not set https://opmcm.gov.np/content/465/economic-reforms-implementation-plan--2082/
local name set to डिजिटल घुमन्ते (डिजिटल नोम्याड) भिसा from action-plan item 139 (opmcm.gov.np).
NP
Digital Nomad Visa
Upcoming
Special rate
Nepal · डिजिटल घुमन्ते (डिजिटल नोम्याड) भिसा · Formal dn visa
Minimum income
$1,500/month
$18,000/year
Stay
12 → 60
months, renewable
Application fee
Data unavailable
Tax
5.0%
Lump-sum 5% income tax on foreign income
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 60 months
- Leads to residency
- Leads to citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Nepal
- Visa name
- Digital Nomad Visa
- Local name
- डिजिटल घुमन्ते (डिजिटल नोम्याड) भिसा
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Upcoming
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 60 months
- Income requirement
- $1,500/month ($18,000/year)
- Application fee
- Data unavailable
- Tax status
- Special rate
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check not required
- Proof of accommodation not required
- Proof of employment or clients not required
- University degree not required
- Savings of $20,000
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
Tax
- Tax status
- Special rate
- Tax rate
- 5.0%
- Tax regime
- Lump-sum 5% income tax on foreign income
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- Yes
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Not open. The FY 2025/26 budget (29 May 2025) said a Digital Nomad Visa would be made available to people living in Nepal and working remotely for foreign companies. The May 2025 economic-reform action plan sets the design below, but the Department of Immigration still publishes no such category, fee or application route. The plan's one-year deadline to issue the policy has passed, and the FY 2026/27 budget still speaks of introducing the legal provisions. The plan would issue a five-year multiple-entry visa on proof of monthly income of more than USD 1,500, or a bank balance of more than USD 20,000, plus health insurance of USD 100,000 that can pay for treatment in a Nepali hospital. The income and savings tests are alternatives. Residence approval would be for at most one year at a time, so 12 months is a cap, not a guaranteed grant. A spouse would also receive a visa; children are not mentioned. A convertible-currency account at a commercial bank would be allowed. Any balance above USD 50,000 could be transferred abroad at any time, and the whole remaining balance could be taken out if the visa is not renewed after five years. Foreign income earned while working in Nepal would face a lump-sum 5 percent income tax only after a continuous stay of 183 days or more. Holders could buy and register a vehicle in their own name, and a driving licence from the country of permanent residence would be recognized. These figures are the published plan, not enacted visa rules. No application fee has been set. The separate work visa, not this category, is what authorizes employment in Nepal. A tourist visa does not allow work.
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source