GMC Residency and Digital Nomad Visa Assistance

Living in the Gelephu Mindfulness City is attractive for an obvious reason: a non-citizen pays 0% personal income tax until the end of 2030. But there is no statutory "digital nomad visa". The routes that exist in law are a work pass and a self-employed foreigner pass, and residence also decides whether you can be the resident director your own company needs.

Identify the correct statutory route: an employment work pass or a self-employed foreigner pass under the Employment of Foreign Workforce Act 2025.

Prepare the application the Controller of Work Passes requires, including the in-principle approval stage.

Structure a GMC company or LLP so a relocating founder qualifies as its resident director under the Companies Act 2025 or its manager under the LLP Act 2026.

Confirm the personal tax position, including the 0% rate for non-citizens to 31 December 2030 under the Income Tax Act 2025.

Advise on entry and stay under the Immigration Act 1959, which applies in GMC through Schedule A to the Application of Laws Act 2024.

Explain where GMC-announced remote-worker or residence programmes sit relative to the Acts.

Founders and executives relocating to run a GMC company as its resident director. Consultants and professionals trading in their own name who need a self-employed foreigner pass. Remote workers and families assessing a move to Gelephu and its tax consequences. Investors who want a resident presence alongside a GMC holding or fund structure.