Free visas for foreign students

Kathmandu, May 29: The government is going to provide a free visa to foreign students coming to study in Nepal.

This proposal has been made in the budget for the fiscal year 2082/83 presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel in the federal parliament today. This is the first time that visa-free arrangements are being facilitated for foreign students coming to study in Nepal.

This is expected to encourage foreign students to come to study in Nepal. The government has adopted a policy to attract foreign students to different universities in the country.