Re-entry Labour Approval in Nepal: Same Country and Company FEIMS Guide

Eligibility

• A Nepali foreign-employment worker who previously received labour approval and is preparing to depart Nepal again
• A worker returning to the same destination country recorded in the earlier approval
• A worker returning to the same legal employing company recorded in the earlier approval
• A worker with a current passport, valid destination work visa or permit, and current employment evidence that can be matched in FEIMS
• This guide is not the first-time, new-country, changed-employer, recruitment-agency transfer or government-programme route

Required documents checklist

• □ The valid passport linked to the worker's FEIMS account and earlier labour approval
• □ The earlier labour approval or enough official record detail to retrieve and compare it
• □ A current destination work visa, residence permit or work authorization accepted for the job
• □ The current employment contract, renewal letter or employer evidence showing the legal company, job and contract period
• □ Country and employer identifiers that match the earlier approval, not only a familiar brand, worksite or supervisor name
• □ Current insurance, Foreign Employment Welfare Fund, medical, orientation or other system-linked evidence only to the extent the live re-entry route requires or flags it
• □ Official payment receipts and transaction references for any amount generated by the live FEIMS process
• □ A saved copy of the final re-entry labour approval; a submitted screen or old approval is not the new final record
• □ Evidence for any spelling, passport-renewal or employer-name correction requested by DoFE before approval

Step-by-step process

1. Start with the earlier labour approval, not with the current flight. Write down the destination country and the legal employer exactly as recorded.
2. Compare those two fields with the current visa or permit and employment contract. A branch, worksite, recruiter, group name or supervisor is not automatically the legal employing company.
3. If either the country or employing company changed, do not select the same-country and same-company route. Use the first-time, individual, institutional, transfer or other route DoFE confirms for the new facts.
4. Open FEIMS from the official DoFE website and sign in to the passport-linked account you control. Recover the account through its official mobile or email route rather than creating duplicate users.
5. Retrieve the previous approval and check the passport number, name, employer, destination, job details and approval period. If a renewed passport or data correction prevents the match, resolve it through DoFE before submission.
6. Choose the re-entry or renewal option explicitly offered for the same country and same company. Read the live declaration carefully; the 2083 DoFE notice announces automatic approval for that group but does not publish a blanket exemption from record checks.
7. Enter or confirm the current visa or permit, contract and travel details requested by FEIMS. Upload only the files requested for this route; do not copy a first-time checklist into the wrong service.
8. Review every system-linked requirement. Renew or pay insurance, Welfare Fund or another item only when the official system identifies it as due. If FEIMS flags medical, orientation or another record, use an authorized provider or the DoFE correction route.
9. Submit only after the old and current records agree. Save the submission reference, but continue until FEIMS generates the final approval or DoFE gives a written correction instruction.
10. Download the final approval, verify the passport, country, company and validity details, and save copies on the phone, in secure cloud storage and with a trusted person at home.
11. Do not buy a non-refundable ticket or approach departure control on the assumption that automatic means instant. Travel only after the official final approval is available and the visa or permit remains valid.

Fees and timelines

• DoFE's 18 Jestha 2083 notice confirms an automatic-approval arrangement in FEIMS for the same-country and same-company group, but the public notice does not promise a fixed number of minutes or hours for every record.
• The reviewed official pages do not publish one universal all-in price for this re-entry route. A worker may face current insurance, Welfare Fund or other route-specific amounts according to expiry and the live system.
• DoFE's current FAQ publishes amounts and documents for a new individual approval. Do not assume that entire first-time package or every quoted amount automatically applies to re-entry; follow the fields and charges generated for the re-entry file.
• A mismatch in employer identity, destination, passport, visa, contract or a linked record can stop automation and require correction. This is a reason to resolve the record, not to pay an unofficial intermediary.
• Submitted, paid and automatically eligible are not the same as final approval. The downloadable final record is the safe completion evidence.

Common mistakes

• Using the route after changing the legal employer while the worksite, brand or country stayed the same
• Treating a company group, recruiter or branch name as proof that the employer is unchanged
• Ignoring a passport renewal or spelling difference that prevents FEIMS from matching the earlier approval
• Uploading an expired visa, permit or contract
• Copying first-time documents and fees without reading the current re-entry prompts
• Assuming the word automatic guarantees immediate approval despite a record mismatch
• Buying a ticket while the application is only submitted or paid
• Letting an agent control the FEIMS login, OTP and only copy of the approval
• Paying a personal account for a promised shortcut or manual unlock
• Leaving without checking that the downloaded approval names the correct passport, country and company

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