1. Foreign Investment (Company Creation)
  2. Thimphu
  3. Simple office rental
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Security clearance (local partner)  (2) expand_more expand_less
Legal stamps (local partner)  (1) expand_more expand_less
Company name clearance  (3) expand_more expand_less
FDI registration certificate  (2) expand_more expand_less
Company registration  (3) expand_more expand_less
Location clearance  (4) expand_more expand_less
Project approval  (2) expand_more expand_less
Business license  (3) expand_more expand_less
Foreign currency account  (5) expand_more expand_less
Tax payer number  (2) expand_more expand_less
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Request location clearance
(last modified: 14/04/2023)

Timeframe ( see details )

Wait until next step

0 mn  -  20 mn
1 day  -  3 days

Contact details

Entity in charge

Thimphu Thromde

Gongdzin Lam, Thimphu 11001
Tel: +975 2 336 310 / +975 2 322 757
Fax: +975 2 338 951
Website: www.thimphucity.bt
Closed on National Holidays

Unit in charge

Compliance & Enforcement Division, Thimphu Thromde

Mon: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Tue: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Wed: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Thu: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Fri: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Closed on National Holidays

Person in charge

Tenzin Rabgay

Architect
Tel: +975 2 325 043
Email: trabgay@thimphucity.gov.bt

Expected results

Appointment

Requirements

1. Location Clearance Form
Location Clearance Form (original)
2. Letter of undertaking
Letter of undertaking (original)
3. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Legal stamp (3 original )
on application form for Industry license and Letter of undertaking
4. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Consent letter from building owner(s) (original)
Obtained from the owner of the building where the intended business will be established.
5. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Occupancy certificate (Simple copy)
Obtained from the owner of the building where the intended business will be established.

Time frame

Waiting time in queue: Max.  10mn
Attention at counter: Max.   10mn
Waiting time until next step: Min.   1 day - Max.   3 days

Legal justification

1. General Guidelines for Industrial and Commercial Ventures in Bhutan, 1997
General Guidelines for Industrial and Commercial Ventures in Bhutan, 1997
Article 4.1(iii)
2. Thimphu Municipal Development Control Regulation 2016
Thimphu Municipal Development Control Regulation 2016
Article 3

Additional information

Location clearance is required to ensure that industrial projects are located in areas designated by the local government. Certain activities do not require location clearance. Refer the list attached. Once the requisition has been submitted, the proponent will be informed when to accompany the Building Inspector for a site visit. Activities permissible under designated precincts are given in the precinct schedule along with the proposed precinct plan in Development Control Regulations 2016 (page 57-66).
Exemption of location clearance Exemption of location clearance

Recourse: Thimphu Thromde

Entity in charge

Thimphu Thromde

Gongdzin Lam, Thimphu 11001
Tel: +975 2 336 310 / +975 2 322 757
Fax: +975 2 338 951
Website: www.thimphucity.bt
Closed on National Holidays

Unit in charge

Compliance & Enforcement Division, Thimphu Thromde

Mon: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Tue: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Wed: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Thu: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Fri: 09:00 - 01:00, 02:00 - 05:00
Closed on National Holidays

Person in charge

Tashi Phuentsho

Chief Compliance & Enforcement Officer
Tel: +975 2 337 144 / +975 17647006
Email: tashiphuntsho@thimphucity.gov.bt
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