Work & Visa
Visa rules, labour permits, workers' rights, and embassy contacts — official bodies, not agents.
Work, visas and the embassy — in one place
Official visa and work-rights pages for the region you are in, the Nepali embassy to call, and the week's news on what changed. The full detail always opens on the government site.
Visa rules, work rights, passports and consular services — confirm with the official body below, not an agent or a social post. We do not give legal advice; we point at the authority.
US visa types and requirements
Official State Department guidance on student (F-1), work (H-1B, O-1) and immigrant visa categories.
Employment authorisation (USCIS)
Who may work in the US, how to apply for an EAD, and how to check your status.
Wage and hour rights — all workers
Federal minimum wage, overtime and protection from retaliation. Rights apply regardless of immigration status.
Diversity Visa and humanitarian programs
Official DV lottery instructions and humanitarian relief programs — check dates here, never with an agent.
Immigrate to Canada (IRCC)
Express Entry, study permits, post-graduation work permits and provincial nominee programs.
Federal labour standards (Canada)
Hours, wages, leave and workplace protections for temporary foreign workers and residents.
Nepali Embassy in Washington DC
Passport, NRN card, attestation and consular services across the United States.
Nepali Embassy in Ottawa
Passport, NRN card, attestation and consular help for Nepalis in Canada, including consular camps.
Regional news
3 Nepalese arrested after student beaten, thrown from 3rd-floor balcony into Fukuoka river

USDA, Housing America Corportation team up for tree planting event in San Luis, Arizona
- The event, which took place at a home under construction on E.
- San Diego Street, highlighted the importance of community involvement, affordable homeownership and building stronger rural communities.
- The home is being built through the USDA's Section 502 Direct Loan Program, which helps eligible families achieve homeownership in rural communites.

The fund used to defend President Trump in his numerous court cases is nearly $2M in debt
- The Save America PAC has been used to fund Trump’s defense team in his hush money trial and his classified documents case Bookmark Comments Go to comments Bookmark popover Removed from…
- Save America PAC , the political fundraising organization Trump established in 2020, disclosed the debts in its quarterly report this week.
- The president has faced a total of four criminal prosecutions over alleged hush money payments, his retention of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Miami’s Mensah is AP midseason All-America QB
- Miami quarterback Darian Mensah was the overwhelming choice for first-team quarterback on The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Thursday.
- UCLA led all teams with three players on the top unit.
- Eight players from the Southeastern Conference and seven each from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten are on the first team…
Katie Zacharia is out as press secretary, White House says
- Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" of her role as press secretary, according to a White House official not authorized to speak on the record…
- Anyone who makes such an offer or request is not an NPR employee and does not represent NPR.

'Radical Rewrite': Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to Upend Legal Challenges to Rules
- KEY CONTENT Legaltech News Reporting, and expert analysis of legal technology with a focus onwhat legal departments, law firms…
- John Sauer has asked the justices to limit the power of federal courts to "vacate" new government regulations on a nationwide basis—a position some justices previously described as…
Canada’s housing market retreats as rates hikes and trade war escalation collide
Mortgage rate predictions for the next 5 years: A base case plus best and worst case scenarios
- Mortgage rates continue to rise as 2026 nears its end.
- What is the outlook for home loan rates in the next five years?
- One of the most useful indicators for predicting mortgage rates is the yield on the 10-year U.S.
Study reveals America’s most on call jobs

Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment
- For the first time since 2014, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated its guidelines for the treatment of symptoms commonly associated with menopause.
- The doctor's group, known as ACOG, recommends hormone replacement therapy alongside certain antidepressants, nonhormonal medicines…
- In 2002, the Women's Health Initiative suggested that hormone replacement therapy increased the risk of heart disease, breast cancer, stroke and pulmonary embolism.

World Cup League 2: Nepal and Canada face off — why today's match matters
- Kathmandu - Nepal is competing against Canada today as part of the ongoing ICC World Cup League-2 ODI cricket competition in Oman.
- Canada is under pressure to win to maintain its chances of finishing in the top six.
- In the series so far, the team batting first has won, so the toss and early batting could affect the match outcome.

Cómo aprende Nepal a afrontar el impacto psicológico de las desapariciones
- Diwash Gahatraj KATMANDÚ – Hace casi tres décadas, durante la etapa final de la guerra civil de Nepal…
- In Nepal, are there rituals that help families cope when there is no body?
- Es muy útil, pero las personas tienen que estar preparadas para hacerlo.

Speaker DP Aryal meets with US Acting Ambassador Megan Bouldin
US acting ambassador to Nepal Megan Boulding paid a courtesy call on Speaker DP Arayalal.
Reconstruyen con datos sismológicos cómo se produjo la riada mortal en Nepal y Tíbet
Nepal's deadly floods destroyed the equivalent of 10 percent of the country's GDP
They free immigrants from ICE in hours. S.F. says wait a year.
🇨🇦 Canada Could Increase Immigration Again — Here’s Why! Canada’s Immigration Minister Lena Diab has signalled that immigration levels could rise again as the country faces its slowest population growth since 1944–45. Prime Minister Mark Carney says
USCIS aumenta tarifas de asilo, TPS y permisos de trabajo: estos son los nuevos costos
Canada’s skilled immigration system gives boost to high-wage workers

Canada to boost immigration points for high-wage earners in bid to drive economic growth
- The boost, which starts in November, aims to attract and retain skilled workers and better align the immigration system with Canada’s economic and labour market needs…
- For Express Entry, a high-wage occupation is one whose median wage is at least 1.3 times the median wage of the overall Canadian workforce, the statement said.
- Canada’s median wage is about $57,000 per year, before taxes.
Majorities in Calgary, Edmonton back voter ID and immigration measures on referendum ballot: poll

This Week in Immigration: October 16, 2026
- The agency resumed the checks in 2025, but not every applicant will undergo one.
- DHS has proposed charging schools $70,000 for an international student’s first Optional Practical Training (OPT) recommendation after the rule takes effect…
- Immigrants, unions, and advocacy groups have sued USCIS over two policies affecting people applying for green cards from inside the United States.

Prime Minister Carney’s increased immigration proposal risks fracturing Canada further
- So that will happen, and we just want to make sure that we’ve got it under control.” On the exact same day…
- Prime Minister Carney has repeatedly cited reducing population growth from capped immigration numbers as to why Canada’s economy has been sluggish.
- The prime minister noted in his Times interview that Canada has “consistently” added “around 1 percent” of its annual population via immigration.

Canada’s immigration policy is undermining diversity
- Riley Donovan Canada champions diversity, yet more than a quarter of its new permanent residents come from a single country.
- At the peak of Chinese immigration into Canada in 2005, no fewer than 16.1 per cent of permanent resident admissions came from China , according to the Migration Policy Institute.
- The following year, a referendum held in Surrey saw 100,000 votes cast, according to organizers.
