Much public outrage was witnessed on Wednesday after the news of a possible regulation, which would restrict women under the age of 40 in Nepal from travelling freely, came to fore.

It was revealed that the Department of Immigration (DoI) had proposed a contentious law amendment under which women under 40 would require family's consent in addition to respective ward office's approval to travel abroad independently.

The Immigration Department was said to have proposed to the Home Ministry to amend an existing provision of the Immigration Procedure 2065 regarding visit-visa. Likewise, it was said that the Department was introducing the aforementioned regressive regulation to counter the issues relating to increased human trafficking, extortion, and lack of various kinds of support in foreign lands.

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