The Qatar government has stopped issuing work visas to Nepali workers.
Though the government is yet to formally confirm the news, many manpower companies that are recruiting Nepali laborers said that the government is not giving permission for Nepali labourers.
According to Nepalqatar.com, some workers who received visas earlier are coming there but the government is not issuing new visas.
The news portal quoted Shymananda Suman, Nepali Ambassador to Qatar, as saying that though he heard about the news, he is yet to receive official information from the Qatari government.
Qatar is an attractive destination for Nepali foreign job seekers. More than 150,000 Nepalese are working in Qatar.