In Nepal, candidates may be screened for their education and criminal records. However, certain restrictions may apply when it comes to other types of screenings, such as credit and financial checks, medical screening or adverse media checks. For instance, a valid ID document must be provided by the candidate in order for an address check to take place during the screening

Background check summary

Education Checks: permissible
Criminal Checks: some restrictions
Credit/financial checks: some restrictions
Medical screening: some restrictions
Adverse media: some restrictions
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions

Zinc's background check turnaround times

Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25

Right-to-work rules

Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
No
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)

N/A

Body name
TBC
Foreign Citizens

N/A

Natural citizens: Alternative routes

Nepali Citizenship Certificate

Country details
Birthrate
30.98
Population
32,136,450
capital
Kathmandu
GDP ($/capita)
1400
TLD
.np
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Nepalese Rupee
Net migration
0
Literacy(%)
45.2

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