Youths who went seeking work on visit visa return home empty-handed
Summary
Date Reported: 23 Apr 2021
Location: United Arab Emirates
Companies
Target Immigration and Education Consultancy - RecruiterAffected
Total individuals affected: 13
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 13 - Nepal - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Right to Food , Recruitment Fees , Failing to renew visas , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Restricted mobility , Withholding Passports , Freedom of MovementResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: All 13 men have returned home. The Department of Foreign Employment sealed the office of the agency and initiated an investigation into the incident.
Source type: News outlet
Nepali youths, who had lately left the country on visit visas in the hope of finding jobs abroad, have been returning home empty-handed.
A group of 13 youths who became victims of a visit visa scam and returned home has come in touch with the Department of Foreign Employment last week. The youths were stranded in the United Arab Emirates for a month.
[…] This is the first big group, which has come in contact with the government agencies in recent weeks after reports that Nepalis in large numbers have been leaving the country through illegal channels, according to officials.
According to Matrika Sapkota, a section officer at the Department of Foreign Employment, the group was duped by a local sub-agent and the Balkumari-based Target Immigration and Education Consultancy.