After Nepal began strict enforcement of the Indian Embassy’s No Objection Certificate ( NOC ) requirement for re-entry to the Emirates, some Indian residents have unavoidably lost more than Dh1,400 each or experienced significant travel stress. Although no new, this rule has recently been put into place more strictly because of concerns about human trafficking and tax evasion, according to Khaleej Times reports. Manu Palerichal, CEO of CLA Emirates in Dubai, shared a stressful encounter with his Eid split in Nepal. An immigration officer informed us that we needed a No Objection Certificate ( NOC ) from the Indian embassy when we arrived in Nepal on Thursday, he told the Khaleej Times. No one had previously told us about this; brother travelers were unaware of it either, and he said, and they told us to reject it.
forced as a result of systemic misuse
Manu discovered that the guideline had started to completely be used to prevent abuses of the program after speaking with his travel agent. The home had previously traveled to Pokhara, which is located close to 200 kilometers away from Kathmandu’s Indian Embassy. We spent two days in Pokhara, worried about what to do if the ambassador was closed on Saturday and Sunday, according to Manu. In case we couldn’t get the report, Safeer Mohammed, general manager of Smart Travels, confirmed to the Khaleej Times, that the law has been around for a thus but is now being more strictly enforced. Government “found people misusing the program, and that may have prompted this change,” he explained. He added that while there are circumstances of human smuggling and tax evasion, it may be one of the reasons the concept is now being strictly enforced. However, those returning to the UAE via Nepal “must had the NOC before traveling.”
Travelers who are denied board will lose money.
After learning the NOC condition at the airports while returning from Nepal, Dubai native Thabseer Ahmed was left with over Dh1 400 to deal with. He told the Khaleej Times,” We only learned about the NOC at the airport ( in Nepal ) while returning from our vacation.” His friends who were flying back to India were unaffected, but those traveling to the GCC were denied board. No one was available to assist us despite the fact that the aircraft was at 3am on a Sunday and we attempted to get to the Indian ambassador. Despite trying to redirect through New Delhi, Thabseer was unsuccessful. You must first arrive in India, obtain your belongings, and therefore check up in. So I had to guide a new journey back to the UAE once I arrived in New Delhi, he said, adding that one friend from Kuwait lost about Dh2, 000 while another from Qatar lost money through rebooking.
Embassy procedures, records needed, and guidance
In the end, Manu and his relatives traveled back to Kathmandu and were relieved to discover that the Indian Embassy had been operational over the weekend. Although I did not have to wait very long, workers informed me that people were in a rush on Thursday and Friday, with people having to wait days for their papers, he said. Manu claimed that the paperwork required for the NOC included:
- passport-sized photos
- copies of your card and UAE property card
- mark for multiculturalism
- Air traveler
- Dubai Identification
- Formulary for implementation
Each certification charge 3, 100 Nepali rupees per individual, or more than Dh300 for his four-member household. He urged people to verify their travel needs in advance. A lot of Indians from GCC nations make little trips to Nepal because it is so far apart, he warned. Travel agencies “must provide clear instructions about these novel requirements to avoid problems.”
