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Directive to enforce the “free visa, free ticket” policy
Supreme Court of Nepal · Nepal · 2019-01 · National court
Citation: [writ number to be added]
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Must the government enforce its own policy that employers in the main destination countries pay workers’ visa and air ticket costs?
What the court decided
Yes. A division bench directed the government to take the measures needed to implement the policy effectively.
In plain language
Nepal decided in 2015 that employers abroad should pay for workers’ visas and tickets, but agencies kept charging workers. The Supreme Court told the government to make the rule work.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Nepal memutuskan pada 2015 bahwa majikan di luar negeri harus menanggung visa dan tiket pekerja, tetapi agen tetap menarik biaya dari pekerja. Mahkamah Agung memerintahkan pemerintah agar aturan itu benar-benar dijalankan.
Pertanyaan: Apakah pemerintah wajib menegakkan kebijakannya sendiri bahwa majikan di negara tujuan utama menanggung biaya visa dan tiket pekerja?
What happened afterwards
- 2015: Free visa, free ticket policy adopted.
- 2019-01: Directive issued.
- later: Reports say the policy is still poorly enforced. [Check.]
Sources
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/np-free-visa-2019/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.