Kathmandu, April 6
The government has decided to extend tourist visas issued for the foreigners visiting Nepal as long as the lockdown continues without any additional charge.
Many foreign governments have already evacuated their citizens from Nepal after Kathmandu imposed the lockdown in March last week. However, many are still stranded in various parts of the country, and those whose visas have got expired are worried about the fines. Mostly, tourists of Canada, the United Kingdom, and Russia have been stranded.
The high-level committee for controlling the outbreak in the country had made a decision in this regard last week.
However, the tourists whose visas had got expired before the lockdown began have to pay the applicable fines, according to Nepal Tourism Board director Lila Baniya.
