Nepali migrant workers from Sunday. A labour permit is mandatory for any Nepali migrant worker applying for work visa or taking up foreign jobs.

Minister for Surya Man Gurung inaugurated the system amid a function on Sunday. The new digital service–installed with the Swiss government support–is expected to ease the process to obtain the labour permit from the Department of Foreign Employment, ridding unnecessary hassles for the aspiring Nepalis going for foreign employment.

The department has created an online platform, Foreign Employment Information Management System (FEIMS) where manpower companies should open their personal online accounts through which they have to inform the department. After assessing details of prospective Nepali migrant workers, the department grants the work permit. According to the DoFE, the workers can obtain a final work permit a week from the day a pre-work permit is issued online.