Chinese
nationals who come to Nepal on tourist visas have been found working illegally.
Law only permits foreign nationals to work in Nepal, once they avail work
permits. However, it has been revealed that most of the Chinese are working on
tourist visas without a work permit, which is illegal.
Those who work illegally in this way are found to be in reputed
companies including Vibo Mobile. During the lockdown, some Chinese citizens had
protested demanding to be allowed to return to China. Although all the protesters
came on tourist visas, many were working for various companies in Nepal.
Nepal police had arrested 47 protesters and registered a case
of abuse against four of them. According to Sushil Kumar Yadav,
spokesperson of the Kathmandu Metropolitan Police, the court had ordered to
release the four accused on Rs 10,000 bail. He said that all of them have been
handed over to the Chinese embassy.
He said that Immigration Department would investigate if any foreign national is working in Nepal without work permit. 'At that time police had only filed a case of misconduct against the police' he said.
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