Nepal Relocation Index

How Nepal scores

Some official visa and work-permit frameworks exist. | Refugee protection principles (non-refoulement) are recognized in practice and policy guidance.

• Peace and conflict safety57
• Immigrant safety60
• Visa accessibility60
• Residence permit realism61
• Labor market access55
• Healthcare55
• Civil rights48
• Discrimination safety53
• Status security61
• Infrastructure reliability54
• Cost of living sustainability62

Recent news impact

No strong, recent (last ~45 days) enacted policy or security/stability development was identified that would materially and directionally change Nepal’s short-term relocation outlook. The available official documents relate to immigration/entry procedures for specific nationalities and disaster-assistance arrangements; these do not indicate a broad deterioration or opening for immigration in the last news cycle.

Sources

• Nepal: Freedom in the World 2026 Country ReportFreedom House
• Nepal Department of Immigration – Visa Information (official guidance)Department of Immigration, Nepal
• Labour Act, 2017/2074 (Labour Act) – provisions on work permit for foreign citizensNepal Law Commission
• Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) – Nepal (World Bank Data)World Bank
• Nepal Development Update: Investing in People to Close the Human Capital Gap (World Bank PDF)World Bank Group
• Why Nepal struggles to build infrastructure – and what can be done about it? (World Bank feature; structural bottlenecks)World Bank
• Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) – Nepal (World Bank Data)World Bank
• Notice Regarding Revision of Visa-on-Arrival Facility for Iranian NationalsGovernment of Nepal, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Immigration