KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Kathmandu District Court has ordered to send four people including an immigration officer to judicial custody on charge of sending Nepali nationals on fake visit visas to different countries.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The police have recommended legal action against 22 individuals, including nine immigration officers, for their involvement in human trafficking under the guise of 'visit visas'.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The government has introduced new rules for traveling abroad on visit and tourist visas. The new rules will come into effect from January 24.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the relevant ministries and bodies to immediately stop the harassment the Nepalis going abroad with visit visa and work permits face at the airport. The PM gave the instructions after receiving complaints that Nepalis going abroad were being harassed at the airport.

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Police have arrested a travel operator on the charge of assisting human smuggling by sending them abroad on 'visit visa' based on forged documents.

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: After the increase in cases of human trafficking due to the misuse of tourist visas, the government is going to revise and tighten the procedure for managing foreign departure permits for tourist visas. After human traffickers started sending domestic workers to Gulf countries by misusing visit visas, the government is going to tighten the procedures.

KATHMANDU, July 28: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has appealed to all the citizens not to be lured by proposals of employment through the visit visa.

KATHMANDU, March 11: The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Department of Immigration in writing to take necessary steps to address the problems created by the visit visa.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Women lawmakers have urged Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand to address the issues relating to citizenship and visit visa.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The government has banned travel of Nepali nationals to Gulf countries and Malaysia on visit visa. According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) on Friday, the new rule will come into effect from January 24.

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Juli Kumar Mahato said that the decision requiring women below 40 to present recommendations from the local level and family for visit visa has not been taken yet by the government.

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The Department of Immigration (DoI) has expressed concern over the new reports published in various news media about the requirement of a letter from the local government and permission of family to women under 40 to travel abroad.