Dallas Consulate Collects Over $500,000 in Revenue

Dallas. The Consulate General of Nepal in Dallas, Texas, United States of America, has collected over five hundred thousand US dollars in revenue in approximately seven months of its operation.

The Consulate General, which officially commenced services in October, has collected 530,503 US dollars in revenue in the process of fulfilling its assigned responsibilities.

According to Deputy Consul General Dhana Joshi, the Consulate General has been providing services including passport services, issuance of one-way travel permits, authentication of power of attorney, facilitation of sending deceased bodies to Nepal, renunciation of Nepali citizenship, issuance of 'NRN ID card' and Nepali 'Visa'.

The Consulate General has stated that it has processed 3,081 passport applications and distributed 2,648 new passports. Similarly, 82 one-way travel permits and 138 powers of attorney have been authenticated.

In the seven months of operation, facilitation has been provided for sending the bodies of two individuals to Nepal, 24 renunciations of Nepali citizenship, issuance of 'NRN ID cards', distribution of 43 Nepali visas, authentication of 36 documents of various types, and two passport and consular camps have been conducted, the Consulate General has clarified.

The office in Dallas has stated that it provides services to the Nepali community and local and foreign citizens residing in eight states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Mississippi. Due to convenience and accessibility, Nepalis residing in other states are also availing services from Dallas.

Along with consular services, programs related to Nepal promotion, economic diplomacy, tourism promotion, export trade, technology promotion, and protection and facilitation of Nepali citizens have been continued, informed Deputy Consul General Joshi.

According to Vijay Bhusal, President of Nepali Society Texas, the office has been providing services even on public holidays as per need, in addition to regular office hours, directly benefiting the Nepali diaspora.

Earlier, Nepalis residing in Dallas and surrounding states had to travel to the Nepali Embassy in Washington D.C. to obtain necessary services related to the embassy, a compulsion that has now ended, saving time and at least two thousand dollars in air travel, food, and accommodation expenses, said President Bhusal. 

The Nepali community in Dallas has suggested making the services provided by the Consulate General progressively more effective and expanding the scope of service recipients.