| Country | Bhutan (BT) |
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| Route | Bhutan Business Guest Visa Guide |
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| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
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| Route type | business |
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| Summary | Current guide to Bhutan business and business-guest entry for approved commercial visits, including the line between business visits and activities that require a work permit. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 4 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
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| Best-fit work models | Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Government fees | The general visa schedule lists Nu. 5,000 for a single-entry visa up to 30 days and Nu. 12,000 for multiple entry from 31–90 days, with higher duration tiers; confirm the entry type and term approved for a business guest, as no route-specific tariff is shown on the service page.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Family inclusion | The ordinary business-guest service does not describe general dependant residence, but the Department of Industry provides a specific guest/dependent application for direct dependants of promoters or investors of established FDI industries, with relationship evidence and a valid Investor Card.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Spouse work rights | Business-guest or FDI family-visit status does not itself authorize employment; an investor's spouse requires a work permit to take employment.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Local-work rules | Business-guest authorization is limited to approved business-visit activities; construction, installation, renovation, training, and professional-purpose activity require a work permit.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Application location | A domestic-industry license holder applies to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment; FDI cases are submitted to the Department of Industry with the required guest and project documents.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Citizenship pathway | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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