Alpine Law Associates is the leading full-service law firm encompassing a wide range of legal practices located in Kathmandu, Nepal. It consists of a team of the country's best lawyers, each with expertise in their respective fields, tailored to meet clients' specific needs.
Anamnagar-29, Kathmandu
Tamasuk in Nepal — the traditional handwritten promissory note governed by the Muluki Civil Code 2074 transaction chapter (Sections 474 to 492). Covers format, witness rules, ward-office attestation, interest cap, ten-year limitation period under Section 484, recovery suit before the District Court, and the difference between a tamasuk and a Negotiable Instruments Act 2034 promissory note. Updated April 2026.
A 2026 (2083 BS) practitioner's guide to the unmarried certificate (single status certificate, अविवाहित प्रमाणपत्र) in Nepal — the ward-office-issued document confirming current unmarried status, the documents required (citizenship original, photographs, family population card, divorce decree if previously married), the same-day issuance with the 30-to-35 day validity window, the three-step attestation chain for international use (notary translation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication, destination-country embassy or consulate legalisation), the use cases (foreign marriage, court-marriage at the District Court, immigration filings, overseas employment), and the practical compliance discipline for cross-border court / ward marriage-registration.
A 2026 practitioner's guide to PAN card registration in Nepal — the 9-digit Permanent Account Number, the personal PAN, business PAN, and D-PAN withholding-agent categories, the legal trigger under Section 78 of the Income Tax Act 2058, eligibility, required documents for individual and business applicants, the online registration process through taxpayerportal.ird.gov.np, the biometric and final-issuance step at the local Inland Revenue Office, the zero-fee policy, the 1-3 working day timeline, the transactions that require a PAN (bank account, employment, real-estate registration, vehicle registration, contracts above NPR 1 lakh), the integration with the Nagarik App, the penalty exposure for non-registration, and the assessment risk of operating without a PAN.
Honest 2026 guide to online divorce in Nepal — full online divorce is NOT available under the Civil Code 2074, but Section 93 mutual consent divorce can be filed and concluded through a Power of Attorney route at the District Court for couples abroad. Covers POA process for NRN spouses, country-by-country embassy chain, e-filing pilot status, mutual consent vs contested timelines, court fees, MoFA attestation for foreign use, and post-decree registration.
"Court marriage of a foreigner in Nepal under the Muluki Civil Code 2074 — registered at the District Court after 15 consecutive days' residence, with the foreign spouse's embassy no-objection certificate, passport and valid visa, and home-country marriage-eligibility documents notarised and translated into Nepali. Crucially: Nepal MoFA attestation is NOT required to register in Nepal — it is only needed afterwards to legalise the certificate for use abroad. 2026 guide."
