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Building completion certificate

निर्माण सम्पन्न प्रमाणपत्र

Responsible office

Municipality / rural municipality building permit section (नगरपालिका / गाउँपालिका)

नगरपालिका / गाउँपालिका

Who can applyOwners who have finished building under an approved permit and need the certificate (e.g. to record the house on the land ownership certificate, sell or mortgage it).

Typical timeNot published — confirm at the municipality.

Taxes / chargesNot stated

01 · Before you apply

Essential information

Legal basis

Local Government Operation Act 2074; Building Act 2055; municipal building bylaws (e.g. KMC Building Construction Procedure 2075) and Finance Act 2083

Fee information as of

Not published

Source updated

KMC Building Construction Procedure 2075 (current reference on KMC e-BPS, checked 12 Oct 2026)

Data confidence

low

02 · Prepare

Documents you need

Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.

Application for the completion certificate
Building completion report (prepared by the designer/engineer)
Field inspection reports for the foundation, plinth and upper floors
Photographs of the completed building
Copies of the engineer's/designer's documents
Septic tank and water-supply details, where applicable

03 · At the office

Step-by-step process

1
Finish construction according to the approved (superstructure) permit.
2
Have the designer/engineer prepare the building completion report and photographs.
3
Apply through the municipality's e-BPS (Kathmandu, Lalitpur) or its building permit section.
4
Municipal engineers inspect the building against the approved drawings and the earlier stage inspection reports.
5
Pay any fee and collect the completion certificate (निर्माण सम्पन्न प्रमाणपत्र).

04 · Cost

Fees and charges

Completion certificate fee

No completion-certificate fee could be read in KMC's Finance Bill/Act 2083 PDF (legacy font)

Not published in sources found — confirm at the municipality

05 · Digital options

Online services

Kathmandu Metropolitan City electronic building permit system (e-BPS)Lalitpur Metropolitan City e-BPS Pokhara Metropolitan City website

06 · Read carefully

Important notes

The completion certificate is the final stage after the temporary and permanent permits; procedures vary by municipality.
The document list is from annex 3 of KMC's Building Construction Procedure 2075, a legacy-font PDF that is only partly legible — confirm the current list at your municipality.
Bagmati charges a house-registration (घर कायम) service fee at the Land Revenue Office: Rs 2,500 / 2,000 / 1,000 for a house above ground (Finance Act 2083) — confirm.

07 · Where to go