Kathmandu- 839,000 Nepalese have obtained work permits for foreign employment in the last fiscal year.

Organizing a press conference , the Department of Foreign Employment informed that 839,266 people obtained work permits for foreign employment in the last fiscal year 2081/82.

According to the department, 744,811 men and 94,455 women received work permits.

The ten countries with the highest number of workers in the last fiscal year were UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Malaysia, Romania, Japan, Korea, Croatia and Bahrain.

Speaking at the press conference, Director General of the department, Kamal Prasad Bhattarai, mentioned that 3,516,965 people have obtained work permits in the last five years.

According to him, 1,687 organizations have obtained permits so far, and 212 organizations have been renewed by mid-Ashar 2082.

He also said that the ‘Work Permit on the Same Day’ service is being fully implemented for labor approval.

He also said that in the case of incomplete online applications, messages are being sent immediately to submit the necessary documents. He also said that the department has fully adopted the zero tolerance policy by making the foreign employment sector free from intermediaries.

Director General Bhattarai said that the department has a future plan to amend the foreign employment law to make it simple, easy and timely and to reduce the time and cost of going for foreign employment.