The admin that is easy in Kathmandu and painful from 7,000 km away. Almost every student forgets at least three of these.
Lets someone handle bank, property or document matters in your name while you are away. Cheap at a Nepali notary, impossible to arrange remotely.
Enable mobile banking and international access before you go. A dormant account is a nightmare to revive from abroad.
Bank OTPs, eSewa, government portals and family calls all depend on it. Check the minimum recharge needed to avoid deactivation.
Verify they work with international logins before you lose easy access.
If you are leaving a job, get your relieving letter, experience letter and references in writing now.
Make sure every important account can be recovered without a Nepali phone number as the only factor.
Citizenship, licence, land papers, certificates, medical records. You will need one of them at an unpredictable moment.
Gym, internet, streaming, insurance premiums you no longer need.
Grandparents, teachers, the friends who will not be at the airport. A one-year course has a way of becoming three.