(1) A business visa shall be granted to the following foreigners and their family members on the ? recommendation of concerned agency:
(a) Foreigners who have obtained a license to make investment in any trade or industrial enterprise in Nepal or an authorized representative of such trade or enterprise;
(b) Foreigners who have obtained a license to make investment in order to carry on export trade from Nepal;
(c) Foreigners who visit Nepal from third countries and who purchase and export goods manufactured in Nepal or make a purchase order for exports.
(2) Except as otherwise provided for in these Regulation, the business visa shall be issued for a period not exceeding Five years at a time; and its term may be extended as per necessity.
(3) An application for the business visa has to be made in a format as referred to in Schedule-2.