According to the Department of Immigration (DoI), many of those deported were Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals. The DoI had deported 13 nationals each from Bangladesh and Pakistan in the year 2010. [break]
Immigration officials said while most of the deported Pakistanis were charged with smuggling counterfeit currency and drugs, the Bangladeshis faced the charge of using fake passports and visas.
Officials said DoI deported five nationals each from Somalia, Poland and Iran, four from Ethiopia, three from Korea and two each from Afghanistan and Moldova. One national each from Denmark, Germany, India, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, Cameroon, France, Nigeria, Latvia and Chad were also deported.
Of the total 70 foreigners deported, 52 had either overstayed their visas or faced the charge of using fake passports while eight others were involved in drug smuggling.
According to the existing immigrations legislations, DOI deports foreign nationals convicted on various crimes including drug smuggling, sexual crime, murder, forgery, overstaying, smuggling of counterfeit currency and arms. Those staying in Nepal for more than a year without visa are also subjected to deportation.
The DoI issues “on arrival” visas to nationals from all countries except 12 countries listed as No.
The immigration authorities stopped issuing “on arrival” visas to nationals from Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Cameroon, Somalia, Liberia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan two years ago amid growing instance of involvement of nationals from these countries in various unlawful activities. Nationals from these countries wishing to travel to Nepal must acquire visas from Nepali diplomatic missions abroad before setting off for visit to the country.
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