What This Service Covers
Foreign direct investment requires the correct investment route before funds are committed. Company Darta supports the sequence from sector review and investment documents through approval, incorporation and bank-recording coordination.
The proposed activity, investor structure and funding route should be checked together before an application or remittance is made.
What Our Service Includes
- Sector review, investment documents and approval, incorporation and bank-recording coordination within the agreed engagement.
- A practical sequence check so the proposed activity, investor structure and funding route can be considered before an application or remittance is made.
- Coordination support only; approval, banking and repatriation decisions remain with the relevant authorities and banks.
Who It Is For
- Existing Nepali companies considering an approved issue, transfer or other foreign-investment entry route.
- Foreign individuals or companies investing in a Nepali company.
- Nepali promoters bringing in a foreign shareholder or joint-venture partner.
What Is Not Assumed
- Every sector is open to foreign investment.
- The standard investment threshold, automatic-route eligibility and sector restrictions must be confirmed for the proposed investment.
- Company Darta does not approve investment, bank recording or repatriation.
KEY ROUTE DECISIONS FOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
- Intended audience: Foreign investors and joint ventures.
- Primary authority or route: DOI; OCR; Nepal Rastra Bank.
- Core route definition: Foreign direct investment requires the correct investment route before funds are committed. Company Darta supports the sequence from sector review and investment documents through approval, incorporation and bank-recording coordination.
- Main dependency: Whether a joint-venture agreement, share issue or share-transfer structure needs to be finalised before the applicable filing.
Doing It Yourself vs. Working With Us
Without Professional Help
- You obtain, authenticate and translate home-country documents while reconciling them with the proposed investment structure.
- You track the order of approval, company, remittance and recording steps and respond to authority or bank queries directly.
- You check sector eligibility, prepare the investment application, complete incorporation and manage the banking and authority steps yourself.
- You keep investor, project and funding information consistent across the authority and bank steps.
With Company Darta Nepal
- You receive agreed support for sector review, documents and coordination across approval, incorporation and bank-recording steps. The authorities and bank control their own decisions.
- You have an agreed working checklist that separates Company Darta's coordination from decisions reserved to DOI, OCR and the bank.
- You receive status updates on the agreed sequence, while providing the investor evidence and signatures needed for each step.
- You receive a practical handoff of the approval, incorporation, remittance and recording steps identified for the case.
Foreign investment process
The sequence matters. Confirm eligibility and obtain the applicable approval before remitting investment funds.
Review the sector and investment route Before filing or remittance
Check whether the activity is open to foreign investment, which authority applies and whether any automatic-route eligibility or sector restriction affects the plan.
Prepare the investment documents Depends on home-country documents
Prepare the project report, investor identity materials, financial-credibility evidence and joint-venture documents where applicable.
Submit the investment application Authority-dependent
Submit the application to the applicable investment authority. The authority decides whether to issue the approval or certificate.
Incorporate or update the Nepali company After applicable approval
Incorporate the Nepali company with OCR or complete the approved share issue or transfer in an existing company.
Remit and record the investment Bank and central-bank dependent
Remit through the banking channel and complete the required recording. Proper recording is relevant to later repatriation.
Complete operating registrations After investment steps
Address industry registration, PAN, VAT, sector licensing and visa matters only where the activity and investor position require them.
Information to prepare
The Department of Industry may request more documents. The final list varies by investor type, sector and investment structure.
Foreign-issued documents may require authentication, translation or both. Check current DOI and authority requirements before filing.
What You Receive and What Can Affect the Work
What You Receive
- An FDI roadmap and filing updates within the agreed engagement.
- Agreed coordination for the investment sequence; authority and bank documents only when issued by the relevant body.
- A working checklist that separates Company Darta's coordination from decisions reserved to DOI, OCR and the bank.
Before You Proceed
- Check whether the proposed sector is open to foreign investment before committing to the company or transaction structure.
- Gather home-country documents early, because authentication or translation can affect readiness for filing.
- Confirm the activity, investment structure, investor identity, funding source and banking channel.
What Can Affect Timing
- Whether a joint-venture agreement, share issue or share-transfer structure needs to be finalised before the applicable filing.
- The completeness and consistency of investor, project and funding information submitted to the authority and bank.
- Sector eligibility, home-country documents, financial-credibility evidence, authentication, authority queries, incorporation and bank processing.
CTA Note
Contact Company Darta before remitting funds to confirm the applicable foreign-investment route and document scope.
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.
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100% Government Compliant
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End-to-End Support
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