What to check, what to prepare and what to expect on this route. Every official name and link below comes from a government or ILO page we read; we say plainly where there is none.
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE), Overseas Employment Unit
MoICE registers and oversees Bhutanese Overseas Employment Agents, and publishes the agents it has terminated or suspended.
How to check: Check the agent against the MoICE overseas-employment-agents page, which names agents that are no longer active, or ask the Overseas Unit directly.
overseas@moice.gov.bt
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist. Your source country adds its own clearances on top. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of Citizenship, Asylum and Migration
The department decides residence permits for employment. A work permit is an official document issued to a foreign citizen, and is not issued to people staying on a tourist permit.
Last checked 29 September 2026. Links go to official sites we do not control; treat each site as the authority, not this page.
One initiation fee, paid after your profile is complete. See the exact amount for your country, with the total in your home currency.
$50.00 USD + 5% GST (Bhutan) = $52.50 USD (about Nu.4,766 BTN + Nu.238 BTN = Nu.5,004 BTN)
Convert a salary offer into your home currency with live exchange rates.
Open the salary converter →Tick what your offer says and see what is missing, and whether any red flag applies.
Open the offer checker →One named specialist owns your file from registration to your first day. Fee refunded in full if you are not matched and accepted within 90 days.
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE), Overseas Employment Unit. Check the agent against the MoICE overseas-employment-agents page, which names agents that are no longer active, or ask the Overseas Unit directly.
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of Citizenship, Asylum and Migration. The department decides residence permits for employment. A work permit is an official document issued to a foreign citizen, and is not issued to people staying on a tourist permit.
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist: Passport (First Page), Passport (Last Page), Photograph, CV, Education Certificate, Health Declaration, Consent. Bhutan adds: Ministry of Labour and Human Resources documentation. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
It depends on the employer and your contract, and it should be written in your offer before you pay or travel. Use the offer checker to see what is missing.
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