Over 550,000 Acquire Work Permits for Overseas Employment

As of April 12, of the current fiscal year 2023/24, approximately 550,000 individuals have obtained work permits for overseas employment, according to data from the Department of Foreign Employment.

During the period from March 14 to April 12 alone, a total of 70,933 workers acquired work permits, with 64,241 being men and 6,692 women, as confirmed by Kabiraj Upreti, Director at the Department of Foreign Employment.

The data further reveals the distribution of work permits over various monthly periods: 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.

During the period from March 14 to April 12, 2024, a significant number of individuals went for overseas employment, with 17,818 heading to the UAE, 13,614 to Saudi Arabia, 11,204 to Qatar, 12,602 to Malaysia, 4,076 to Kuwait, and 964 to Bahrain.

Furthermore, the data indicates that 2,299 individuals embarked on 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 during the same period.

The issuance of work permits underscores the continuing trend of Nepali citizens seeking employment opportunities abroad, with countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia remaining popular destinations.