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Thapa Legal Associates

Our Services

Every service names the office that issues the approval and an indicative timeline. If you are not sure which one you need, describe the business and we will tell you.

OCR Fully online Company Registration and Incorporation End to end registration of private limited, public limited and single shareholder companies, including name reservation, constitutional documents and tax registration. Typically 5 to 10 working days Details OCR Fully online Corporate Compliance and Secretarial Services Annual returns, general meetings, share registry maintenance and the full statutory record, kept current on a calendar rather than in a rush. Ongoing, on a compliance calendar Details DCSI Fully online Gharelu tatha Sana Udhyog Registration Registration of cottage and small scale industries, including classification advice, application and the periodic filings that follow. Typically 3 to 7 working days Details DOI Fully online Industry Registration at the Department of Industry Registration and licensing of medium and large industries at the Department of Industry, including sector approvals and post registration compliance. Typically 10 to 20 working days Details DOI Fully online Industry Compliance and Periodic Filings Keeping a registered industry in good standing: periodic returns, capacity and product changes, renewals and the record the Department expects to see. Ongoing, on a compliance calendar Details DOI and NRB Fully online with an authorised representative in Nepal Foreign Direct Investment Foreign investment approval, inward remittance recording, share issue against foreign capital and the repatriation route, set up correctly from the start. Typically 6 to 12 weeks, sector dependent Details DOI Fully online Trademark and Intellectual Property Trademark searches, applications, objections and renewals, plus patent, design and copyright protection and enforcement against infringement. Filing within days, registration takes considerably longer Details Customs Fully online EXIM Code Registration Export and import code registration for businesses trading goods across the Nepali border, including the registrations that must be in place first. Typically 3 to 7 working days Details Tourism Fully online Travel and Tourism Licensing Licensing for travel agencies, trekking agencies, hotels and adventure operators, plus the contracts and insurance that have to sit behind the licence. Typically 3 to 6 weeks Details Banks and NRB Fully online Startup Financing and Loan Facilitation Project structuring, credit documentation and bank compliance for founders applying for startup loans, subsidised credit and concessional facilities. Varies with the lender and the facility Details
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Describe the business, not the legal category. We will tell you which registrations and filings apply, what they cost and how long they take, before you commit to anything.