The Department shall issue Diplomatic Passport to the following officials travelling on foreign visit for government business or special business:-
(a) President,
(b) Vice-President,
(c) Prime Minister,
(d) Chief Justice,
(e) Speaker of House of Representative, Chairperson of the National Assembly,
(f) Deputy Prime Minister,
(g) Minister of Government of Nepal, Chief Minister of Provinces, Chief of Province, Leader of Opposition at House of Representative, Deputy Speaker of House of Representative, Vice-Chairperson of National Assembly,
(h) State Minister of Government of Nepal, Vice-Chair of National Planning Commission, Judge of Supreme Court, Chief of Constitutional Bodies, Members of Judicial Council, Attorney General, Leader of Opposition at National Assembly, Speaker of Provincial Assembly,
(i) Assistant Minister of Government of Nepal, Member of House of Representatives, Member of National Assembly, Chief Judge of High Court, Ministers of Provincial Government, Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly, State Minister of Provincial Government, Chief of Kathmandu Metropolitan city, Chief Secretary of Government of Nepal, Chief of Army Staffs,
(j) Assistant Minister of provincial Government, Members of Provincial Assembly, Chiefs of Metropolitan cities other than Kathmandu Metropolitan city, Chief of District Coordination Committee,
(k) Members and Commissioners of Constitutional Bodies, Member of National Planning Commission, Secretary General of Federal Parliament, Chief Registrar of Supreme Court, Governor of Nepal Rasta Bank, Chancellor of Academy, Vice- chancellor of University,
(l) Secretary and Officer of Special Class of Government of Nepal, Nepali Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Lieutenant General, Inspector General of Police, Inspector General of Armed Police, Chief Investigation Director of National Investigation Department, Vice-Chancellor of Academy, Chief of Sub-metropolitan city, Deputy- Chief of Kathmandu Metropolitan city,
(m) Judge of High Court, Chief Attorney,
(n) Chairperson of Provincial Public Service Commission, Chairperson of Provincial Judicial Service Commission,
(o) Chief, Chairperson or official appointed in Commission of permanent nature, institution on full time equivalent to official of special class or above of Government of Nepal, Chairperson of University Grant Commission,
(p) Secretary General of the South Asian Regional Cooperation Organization (SAARC) and Secretary General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), appointed on behalf of Nepal,
(q) Consulate General, Gazetted officer employee working in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department or Office subordinate to it,
(r) Member involved in Visiting Group of State, official or unofficial foreign visit of the President and official or unofficial visits of Vice-President and Prime Minister,
(s) Member of delegation to be participated on behalf of Nepal or the Government of Nepal in a Head of the State level or Head of the Government level in General Assembly or other summit, meeting or ceremony of the United Nations and other international, regional and sub-regional organization to which Nepal is a party or a member, pursuant to the decision of the Government of Nepal,
(t) Employee of the Government of Nepal appointed in the Mission,
(u) Family member accompanied to the Ambassador, Permanent Representative, officials pursuant to clause (p) and employees pursuant to clause (t),
(v) Person appointed in the special Mission representing Government of Nepal.