Kathmandu, August 2: The Director of Department of Immigration Nepal, Ram Saran Chimoriya, said the entry of Ratan Gazmere and wife, Gauri Giri to Nepal was illegal.
No any nationals except Nepali citizens have legal entry to Nepal with Travel Document (TD), he said.
“Such nationals carrying TD instead of passport have to obtain entry visa to Nepal from respective embassy or consulate in their countries.”
They are denied on-arrival visa at the Tribhuwan International Airport according to Immigration Act 2065, provision 8.9, which prohibits issuance of entry visa to nationals or refugees with just TD.
Meanwhile, Tek Nath Rizal is scheduled to meet Bhim Rawal, Minister for Home Affairs tomorrow at 11:00 am to press the authorities for his entry to Nepal.
“I will try to urge him to assist in issuing entry visa to Gazmere”, said Rizal.
As per the immigration officials, only cabinet decision can allow entry visa to them or the prime minister can solely decide on this.
Raju Thapa, chief of Human Rights Without Frontiers, commented that every national visiting Nepal must respect Nepali laws.
“If they come through legal process, we are ready to exert pressure on our authorities in case they are denied the visas”, said he adding, “If Nepal grants them special permit, there would be problems with other refugees later on.”
Another immigration official, who requested not to mention his name, told it was the negligence of the airlines to carry such persons. According to this official, the department will formally ask the airlines to return them to Australia.
If nothing happens, it is likely that Gazmere and Giri will fly back to Australia on Wednesday, he added.
Please note the quote below:
No any nationals except Nepali citizens have legal entry to Nepal with Travel Document (TD), he said.
“Such nationals carrying TD instead of passport have to obtain entry visa to Nepal from respective embassy or consulate in their countries.”
This is not the valid comment. No Foreign embassy of Nepal abroad is allowed to issue visa. They have to first receive the approval of immigration offcial from Nepal.
The point here is we have approach the GON to amend the policy on allowing the bhutanese refugees to enter Nepal.
There is no other way and this applies to all the TD holders from any country.
Parsu
Son of the guns!
They accepted the refugees coming via India from Bhutan without the so- called entry visa….. and made money warehousing them..milked UN money in trillions dollars..Now they have issued “exit permit” or something referred as TD. and………… it sucks… that ………..
holy cow! he came back from Australia? I do not personally like this movement but…I also do not support the Nepali government’s inability to ………..
Stop Filthy politics…both Nepali and Bhutani
People shouldnot politicize his personal visit. He is just trying to be unique and odd man has to be out. He is odd.
He stayed in Nepal for 16 years and he couldn’t achieve anything for the good of people. He tried to run away from the people. He was down to hell at Aus. and with that he wanted to flee away from the actual scene of stuggle to work.
He need to learn the lesson. He should get the cost of violation of existing norms so that he could be corrected. He is man who claims that there is no one equal to him.
i support God of Sodom
Given this experience to Ratan, I still ask the readers to advise what step we should take to visit Nepal. At some point in time, without desire but for purpose, we may have to visit.
What is the best and middle path, lets work out. I don’t think everyone will get the same status or media attention like Ratan did.
What should be the common path to help the low profile Bhutanese who may or may not even be recognised in the airport.
We certainly do not want our people locked up in the immigration detention in Kathmandu.
Lets work out the common path for all of us around the world to find out the access path.
Thanks,
Parsu
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“Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA) – Bhutan is an organization in exile established to work for a freedom of press and freedom of speech and expression in Bhutan. It comprises young and dynamic journalists and linguists carrying potentialities to open the floodgates of freedom of speech, expression, press and publicity. With the drafting of constitution of kingdom of Bhutan , APFA –Bhutan anticipates the freedom of press as envisaged in it. APFA – Bhutan is an independent organization. We believe that press is one of the major components to demonstrate the extent of democratization of a country. It also explains the extents of people’s participation in governance. We believe, it is must for a free and democratic society. Press also alerts government to comply on its responsibilities and obligations. That is why it has been very often referred to as the fourth state of a country.”
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“Right to speech is one of the elements of human rights states must guarantee to its citizens. As such, to strengthen the aspiration of Bhutanese people for their right to speech and expression and right to information, AFPA-Bhutan was established on May 3, 2004 coinciding the International Press Freedom Day. APFA-Bhutan is a non-profit, apolitical, independent and social organization working especially for the right to speech of Bhutanese people, and establishment of freedom of the press and publicity in the country.”
In my note earlier there wasn’t any offensive to anyone who is a sincere community worker. It could have hurt the feelings of some the note categorized. Or is it the ‘Truth Hurts’ Class.
On one hand you talk about the freedom of speech and on the other hand Truth becomes offencive. How are you different from the Kuensel. Kuensel serves the Government of Bhutan and you serve WHO(?) Surely not a general mass like us. By the way the offensive note you talked about is not really altogether mine.
Lots of Bhutanese people who have come to the western world believe that is the Truth.
What human rights you talk about. Does your group really know what human rights, freedom of press or democracy is. They are very high level philosophical concepts and not child’s play.
I will tell you one thing- Who and how many of these elements so called human right leaders in Nepal have really helped thousands of refugees who are outside the refugee camps. How many Bhutanese refugees outside the camp have been helped to go to the western world. May be ZERO. Your so called leaders are doing nothing. In the west we have been supporting the UNHCR through our taxes. Your leaders are sucking it.
However, if you’re working for THEM (leaders) then I concider your veiws are fair and appropriate. I respect that. But if you are a fair and unbiased press then, may be you should as a fair editor explain it to me before you deleted.
If you are fair, please don’t stamp out flow of ideas and information so easily.
All the best on your endeavour.