What This Service Covers
This service helps a foreign company choose between a branch, liaison office and a Nepali subsidiary. A liaison office is for non-income-generating liaison, coordination and market-study activity; it should not invoice, trade or earn revenue in Nepal.
The intended Nepal activity, operating basis and revenue model should be identified before selecting the presence route or preparing foreign-company documents.
What Our Service Includes
- Presence-route review, foreign-document and filing coordination within the agreed engagement.
- A practical review of the intended Nepal activity and revenue model before the branch, liaison office or subsidiary route is pursued.
- Coordination support only; foreign-document authentication, contracts and government or regulator approval are not assumed.
Who It Is For
- Foreign parents that need to assess whether their proposed Nepal activity can remain non-income-generating.
- Foreign companies seeking a registered presence in Nepal without first forming a Nepali subsidiary.
- Contractors, service providers and companies planning a representative or coordination presence.
What Is Not Assumed
- A liaison office cannot be used as a trading or income-earning office.
- A branch can carry on the parent's business but may have tax and ongoing compliance obligations.
- Sector approvals, document legalisation, final scope and service fee depend on the case.
KEY ROUTE DECISIONS FOR BRANCH & LIAISON OFFICE REGISTRATION
- Intended audience: Foreign companies entering Nepal.
- Primary authority or route: OCR; IRD for PAN.
- Core route definition: This service helps a foreign company choose between a branch, liaison office and a Nepali subsidiary. A liaison office is for non-income-generating liaison, coordination and market-study activity; it should not invoice, trade or earn revenue in Nepal.
- Main dependency: Whether the selected office form matches the intended activity, operating basis and revenue model.
Doing It Yourself vs. Working With Us
Without Professional Help
- You determine whether the planned activity and revenue model fit a liaison office, branch or foreign-invested subsidiary.
- You obtain the parent-company decision, representative authority, Nepal address evidence and any required translation directly.
- You choose the presence form, prepare authenticated parent-company documents and manage OCR, tax and sector steps yourself.
- You keep the parent-company authority, local address and supporting records ready for the selected route.
With Company Darta Nepal
- You receive agreed route-review, foreign-document and filing coordination. OCR, IRD and any sector regulator retain their own decisions.
- You receive an agreed working checklist that keeps foreign-document preparation, OCR filing and post-registration tax or sector steps distinct.
- You receive status coordination for the agreed filing sequence, while the parent provides the authenticated records and authorised signatories.
- You receive a practical handoff of the filing, post-registration tax and identified sector steps for the confirmed route.
Branch or liaison office process
Choose the form before filing. Whether the office will earn income in Nepal is central to the route decision.
Confirm the presence route Before filing
Compare branch, liaison office and a Nepali subsidiary with foreign investment against the intended activity and revenue model.
Prepare parent-company documents Depends on home-country documents
Gather the certificate of incorporation, constitutional documents, board decision and representative authority in the form required for Nepal.
Authenticate and translate documents Country-dependent
Complete foreign-document authentication and Nepali translation where required for the filing.
File with OCR Depends on document readiness
File to register the foreign company's place of business in Nepal, with the Nepali address and local representative information.
Respond to OCR examination Authority-dependent
OCR may raise queries before deciding whether to register the office.
Address tax and operating requirements After registration
Address PAN, branch tax and filing requirements, plus any sector-regulator approval, according to the selected route and activity.
Information to prepare
This is a working list. Foreign-document and route-specific requirements should be checked with OCR before filing.
The final checklist can vary by the parent's country, the office form, the activity and current OCR practice.
What You Receive and What Can Affect the Work
What You Receive
- A route memo and document checklist within the agreed engagement.
- Agreed filing coordination; OCR registration and third-party document approvals only when issued by the relevant body.
- A working checklist that distinguishes foreign-document preparation, OCR filing and post-registration requirements.
Before You Proceed
- Decide whether the office will invoice, trade or earn income in Nepal before selecting a liaison office route.
- Check the availability of the parent-company resolution and representative authority in the form needed for Nepal.
- Confirm the intended Nepal activity, revenue model, local representative, parent-company documents and whether a subsidiary would be more suitable.
What Can Affect Timing
- Whether the selected office form matches the intended activity, operating basis and revenue model.
- The time needed to finalise local address details and parent-company authorisations.
- Home-country document retrieval, authentication, translation, OCR queries and any tax or sector-regulator step.
CTA Note
Contact Company Darta Nepal before using a liaison or branch office to confirm whether the planned Nepal activity can earn income and which route applies.
Quotation Disclaimer
To request a written quotation, use the Contact Us form or email [email protected]. An initial enquiry does not require document submission. The final quotation is confirmed after the route and agreed scope are reviewed.
A Partner, Not Just a Processor
10+ Years Experience
Years working with Nepal's registration authorities — we know every procedure, form and official requirement.
Dedicated Experts
One specialist owns your file from consultation to completion. No call centers, no handoffs.
Transparent Pricing
Clear, itemized quotes before you commit. Government fees and service fees always separated.
100% Government Compliant
No shortcuts and irresponsible filing, Prepared and reviewed according to the applicable registration requirements
End-to-End Support
We stay with you after registration — compliance, filings and renewals, one partner for the whole journey.
