Amid protests, Nepal relaxes exit and visa requirements for trapped foreign nationals.
Foreign nationals stranded in Nepal amid the ongoing curfew will be allowed to regularise their visas and obtain exit permits without extra charges, immigration officials said. The facility is available at immigration offices and departure points, with provisions also in place to transfer visas to emergency or replacement travel documents for those who lost their passports. A prohibitory order remains in force in Kathmandu during the day, while a night curfew has been imposed following violent anti-corruption protests that left at least 51 people dead. As Nepal reels from political turmoil after the government’s collapse, President Ram Chandra Paudel and the army are seeking agreement on an interim leader, with youth activists backing former Chief Justice Sushila Karki for the role. Police stations damaged during the unrest are gradually resuming operations in the Kathmandu Valley.

