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Nepal stops visa-on-arrival policy for four African nationsWednesday - 03rd January 2007 |
Kathmandu- Nepal has stopped issuing visas-on-arrival to nationals of four African countries, including Nigeria, the Nepalese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yadav Khanal told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that the Immigration Department had sent circulars to all Nepalese diplomatic missions to inform nationals of Ghana, Nigeria, Swaziland and Zimbabwe that they must obtain entry visas from Nepalese embassies before traveling to Nepal. He said this was to curb "suspicious activities allegedly carried out by nationals of the four countries while in Nepal." "Nationals of Ghana, Nigeria, Swaziland and Zimbabwe will not be given entry visas at the airport or immigration posts along the border. This will affect all people holding ordinary passports," Khanal said. Khanal added that holders of diplomatic passports of the four countries could still be issued visas on arrival. "The measure came into effect on January 1 (and) will remain in force indefinitely," Khanal said. Nigerians and nationals from the three other countries have been arrested on several occasion in Nepal trying to smuggle illegal drugs. They are also accused of committing other serious crimes. Until now, nationals of all four countries could obtain visas on arrival in Nepal. © 2006 dpa German Press Agency |
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