550,000 acquire work permits for overseas employment till April of current Fiscal Year

KATHMANDU: As of April 12 of the current fiscal year 2023/24, approximately 550,000 individuals have secured work permits for overseas employment.

During the period from March 14 to April 12 alone, 70,933 workers obtained work permits, with 64,241 being men and 6,692 women, according to Kabiraj Upreti, Director at the Department of Foreign Employment and Information Officer.

The breakdown of work permits issued during different periods of the fiscal year is as follows: 

55,575 from July 17 to August 17, 2023

50,884 from August 18 to September 17, 2023

56,235 from September 18 to October 17, 2023

43,622 from October 18 to November 16, 2023

71,276 from November 17 to December 16, 2023

65,813 from December 17, 2023 to January 14, 2024

62,147 from January 15 to February 12, 2024

and 65,658 from February 13 to March 13, 2024.

Moreover, during the period from March 14 to April 12, 2024, a total of 17,818 individuals departed for overseas employment in the UAE, 13,614 in Saudi Arabia, 11,204 in Qatar, 12,602 in Malaysia, 4,076 in Kuwait, and 964 in Bahrain.

Additionally, 2,299 people ventured for foreign employment in Romania, 960 in Croatia, 789 in Cyprus, 1,351 in Japan, 493 in the Maldives, 620 in Mauritius, and 657 in South Korea, according to data provided.