Section 22
Industrial Human Resource
22. Industrial human Resource:
( 1) The human resource required for any industry shall have to be recruited from among Nepali citizens.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) above, if any industry can not be operated without person living outside his/her own
country expatriate human resource, foreign nationals may be appointed in such industry with the prior approval of the Department of Labor for a maximum
period of five years. If a person so appointed happens to be a technician of special category but not available within Nepal, such person may, with the
approval of the Department of Labor, be appointed for up to an additional period of five years.
(3) A foreign national who is working in any industry pursuant to  Sub-section (2) above and who is from a country wherein convertible foreign
currency is in circulation, may repatriate his salaries, allowances, emoluments, etc., in convertible foreign currency in an amount not exceeding seventy five
percent of such salaries, allowances and emoluments.