KATHMANDU, April 1: In the past eight months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2023/24, a total of 589 foreign nationals obtained work permits to work in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: For years, a significant number of Nepali youths have been seeking employment abroad due to the challenges of finding jobs within the country. The lack of interest among Nepali youths in the available domestic job opportunities has resulted in a significant surge of foreigners coming to Nepal to work in various fields. The remittances sent back to their home countries by these foreign workers contribute significantly to their economies. In the first five months of the current fiscal year (mid-July to mid-December), 414 foreign nationals were granted work permits in Nepal, while during the same period, approximately 300,000 Nepalis migrated abroad for employment.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Two foreign nationals have been arrested on charges of smuggling gold at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a writ of mandamus against the decision of the Department of Immigration (DoI) for ‘arbitrarily’ detaining foreign nationals. A joint bench of justices Prakashman Singh Raut and Hari Prasad Phuyal has issued an order to send the foreign nationals back to their own country, ruling they were being detained in the Jagannath Dewal Jail in Sundhara, Kathmandu, against the law.

TAPLEJUNG, June 1: Fourteen mountaineers including four foreign nationals have today successfully reached atop Mount Kanchenjunga.

KATHMANDU, May 21: Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Kathmandu on charges of fraud by telling people to take them to Poland for employment.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Nepal is becoming a hotbed of crime for foreign nationals. Foreigners are even involved in big crimes such as drug trafficking, gold smuggling, cybercrime, child sexual abuse and prostitution in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, August 17: In its first official reaction to the latest development in Afghanistan, Nepal has urged all parties concerned to ensure safety, security and well-being of the people.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, June 18: Three foreign nationals have died after they were swept away by flash floods in the Melamchi rivulet and the Indrawati rivulet following incessant rains in Sindhupalchok district. Thirteen persons are still missing in the floods.

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: The Department of Immigration (DoI) has resumed visa services for foreign nationals from Sunday. The service was closed a month ago as one of the DoI staffers tested positive for COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, June 16: The government has slapped a two-year travel ban on five foreign nationals for violating the immigration law of Nepal by participating in a youth-led protest on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, March 29: A total of 600 foreign nationals including Germans and citizens of other European Union (EU) nations stranded in Nepal as a result of the government's decision to enforce nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) were flown back to their home countries at the initiative of the German Embassy in Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, March 13: Nepal government has announced suspension of the visa on-arrival for all foreign nationals to be effective from tomorrow as a precautionary measure to prevent possible spread of coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The government has proposed revisions to the existing immigration law to increase supervision and monitoring over the activities of foreign nationals.

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: The government of Qatar has introduced the policy of issuing Permanent Residency (PR) cards to the foreign nationals living in Qatar.