Rule 12
Diplomatic Passport May Be Issued
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 10, the Department may issue Diplomatic Passport to the following persons on the demand of such a person for Diplomatic Passport to have a foreign visit for government business or
special business along with the recommendation of the concerned Ministry, Constitutional Body or Secretariat:-
(a) Former President, Former Vice-President, Former Prime Minister, Former Chairperson of Council of Ministers,
(b) Former Chief Justice, Chairperson of Constituent Assembly, Former Speaker of Legislature-Parliament,
(c) Former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
(2) The Department may, in case the spouse to the person holding Diplomatic Passport pursuant to sub-rule (1) has to participate in the same programme and the Ministry, Constitutional Body or Secretariat recommends to issue a Diplomatic Passport, issue a Diplomatic Passport to such a spouse.
(3) The Department may, in case the spouse to the official entitled to the Diplomatic Passport under Rule 10 is invited to participate in the programmme where the person holding the Diplomatic Passport has to participate and the Ministry, Constitutional Body or Secretariat recommends specifying therefor, issue a Diplomatic Passport to such a spouse.
(4) The Department may issue Diplomatic Passport to a Nepali citizen and his or her spouse who is working as Assistant Secretary General or equivalent or above that office in the United Nations or its Specialized Agencies, Asian Development Bank and also in other intergovernmental organizations to which Nepal is a member.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Regulation, the Department may issue Diplomatic Passport in the name of a person or official upon the decision of the Council of Ministers, Government of Nepal as to issue the Diplomatic Passport to any person or official on the basis of importance of programme, relevancy of participation of that person in that programmer, role that could be played by that person for the interest of the country and his or her contribution in national life.
(6) The Department may issue Diplomatic Passport to the concerned person and his or her family members of the person who is assigned in foreign country holding Diplomatic Passport under this Regulation having extended maximum of six months of additional period of his or her retirement, if his or her term is being expired at the time of assignment.
special business along with the recommendation of the concerned Ministry, Constitutional Body or Secretariat:-
(a) Former President, Former Vice-President, Former Prime Minister, Former Chairperson of Council of Ministers,
(b) Former Chief Justice, Chairperson of Constituent Assembly, Former Speaker of Legislature-Parliament,
(c) Former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
(2) The Department may, in case the spouse to the person holding Diplomatic Passport pursuant to sub-rule (1) has to participate in the same programme and the Ministry, Constitutional Body or Secretariat recommends to issue a Diplomatic Passport, issue a Diplomatic Passport to such a spouse.
(3) The Department may, in case the spouse to the official entitled to the Diplomatic Passport under Rule 10 is invited to participate in the programmme where the person holding the Diplomatic Passport has to participate and the Ministry, Constitutional Body or Secretariat recommends specifying therefor, issue a Diplomatic Passport to such a spouse.
(4) The Department may issue Diplomatic Passport to a Nepali citizen and his or her spouse who is working as Assistant Secretary General or equivalent or above that office in the United Nations or its Specialized Agencies, Asian Development Bank and also in other intergovernmental organizations to which Nepal is a member.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Regulation, the Department may issue Diplomatic Passport in the name of a person or official upon the decision of the Council of Ministers, Government of Nepal as to issue the Diplomatic Passport to any person or official on the basis of importance of programme, relevancy of participation of that person in that programmer, role that could be played by that person for the interest of the country and his or her contribution in national life.
(6) The Department may issue Diplomatic Passport to the concerned person and his or her family members of the person who is assigned in foreign country holding Diplomatic Passport under this Regulation having extended maximum of six months of additional period of his or her retirement, if his or her term is being expired at the time of assignment.