Published: March 06, 2019
300 Rohingayas, 400 Africans likely to get exit permits
Shelters made of corrugated metal by the Rohingya refugees are pictured
in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Kathmandu, March 5
The government is preparing to grant exit permits to around 700 illegal immigrants for resettlement in third countries.
According to Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs Prem Kumar Rai, a proposal to grant exit permits to at least 167 illegal immigrants has already been forwarded to the Cabinet. “The ministry has forwarded the proposal at the request of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees,” Rai told THT.