Foreign employment insurance in Nepal: the cover every migrant worker pays for
The mandatory life insurance and separate Welfare Fund every Nepali migrant worker pays into, what each pays on death or injury, and how a family claims both.
The foreign-employment IPO quota: how migrant workers get 10% reserved shares in Nepal
Nepali migrant workers get 10% of every IPO reserved for them. The rule, the bank-account and Demat setup from abroad, and a worked Himalayan Re example.
NRN bank accounts in Nepal: what you can open and what you can take back out
An NRN can hold a Nepali-rupee account and a convertible foreign-currency account. What each allows, the USD 5,000 minimum, and which money you can repatriate.
Financial proof for a student visa from Nepal: blocked accounts, GIC, and bank balance certificates
What a Nepali student must show for a study visa: Germany's blocked account, Canada's CAD 22,895, Australia's AUD 29,710, plus NRB rules and the 3% fee.
The cheapest way for your family to receive your remittance in Nepal
The family collecting remittance in Nepal pays no fee — the cost hides in the exchange-rate margin. How to pick the channel and account that keeps the most.
Earn in dollars, retire in Nepal: the geographic-arbitrage math
A USD 280,000 corpus is lean in America but comfortable in Kathmandu. The geographic-arbitrage FIRE math for Nepalis earning abroad — plus the tax traps.
Why the dollar rate moves in Nepal: how NRB sets the exchange rate
Nepal pegs the rupee to India at 1.60, but the dollar floats. How NRB derives the daily USD rate, why it keeps hitting records, and what you actually pay.
Is your foreign salary or remittance taxable in Nepal?
Whether your foreign salary or the remittance your family sends is taxable in Nepal comes down to one word: residency. The full rules, and the 5% concession.
Going abroad for work from Nepal: what it really costs, and the scams
A Gulf job should cost about Rs 18,000 out of pocket; workers routinely pay Rs 130,000–700,000. The real cost, the payback math, and how the overcharging works.
UPI in Nepal, Fonepay QR in India: what cross-border payments actually work in 2026
Indian tourists have paid by UPI in Nepal since March 2024; Nepalis still can't scan QR in India. What's live, what's stuck, and the INR 15,000/day limit.
How to pay foreign university tuition from Nepal, the legal way (SWIFT/TT)
How to legally send foreign tuition from Nepal: the NOC, NRB's USD 25,000 limit, SWIFT vs Flywire vs draft, real bank fees, and the 3% education service fee.
Coming back to Nepal from abroad: a money checklist for returnees
Moving back to Nepal after years abroad? The rules on bringing cash and gold home, tax residency, claiming a foreign pension, and where to park your savings.
Hundi vs the bank: the real cost of sending money home the illegal way
Hundi looks cheaper than a bank transfer to Nepal until you price the tail risk. The fee gap, the FX edge, the 3x fine, and what formal channels now cost.
Sending money home to Nepal: hundi vs bank vs remit app for NRNs
NRNs send Nepal over Rs 200bn a month. The legal channels, the fee and FX math, what hundi costs when prosecuted, and the NRN benefits most never claim.
