1. It is estimated that today more than 2.5 million Nepalese reside abroad. Nepalese expatriates come from all walks-of-life: academics, businessmen, doctors, scientists, professionals, Gurkha British Army and unskilled labourers.
The exodus of Nepalese is on the rise due to (i) the sheer lack of gainful employment at home, (ii) the grave security problems facing the populace at home, and (iii) the incredible political turmoil the country is engulfed in. There is a clear pattern among the Nepalese emigrants. Semi-skilled and unskilled Nepalese mostly emigrate to the oil rich Gulf States and they mainly engage in manual work whereas a relatively small number of highly trained work force enter the Western European countries, North America and Australia Read More