This is what actually happened to my cousin to be exact. He went to the airport to board a RNA flight leaving at 9 am on Friday morning so that we could get back to work on Monday here in US. When he went to the final immigration desk, he was stopped and asked for the ?Shram Sukriti? (Permission from labor department). And I do not understand why you need to go through immigration even before leaving the country in Nepal, while in most other countries only the arriving passengers have to go through it. Anyway, when he told them that he got his H1B just few days ago and that he has been working in US for the last 2 years and has all the documents from US government that allows him to work in the US, the immigration officer just handed him his passport back and said ?You cannot leave today,? and then got up and started walking off. He tried to stop this officer and asked told him that he was not informed by anyone in US embassy or in the immigration desk when he arrived in Nepal to get such permission. The officer told him that it was his duty to find out what he needed before leaving the country. My cousin according to him at this time started panicking because his flight was leaving in less than an hour and his parents had just left him in the airport and were heading back home. When he started pleading and asking if there was anyway he could leave that day since his vacation time would be over on Sunday and that he absolutely needed to get back to work on Monday, he was directed towards the officer?s boss who seemed even more rude for he said ?Tapai kati parra jana saknu huncha janus ta. Hami pani herchau. Tapai lai typ dhoka ma rokena bhane hami pani herchau,? when my cousin started heading off to the final lounge. By this time, people had gathered around them (both the officials working there and the passengers, as you know how curious people are in Nepal) as it got heated up, and everyone including the army guards had come to know what had happened. So my cousin ran downstairs and called his parents from there as by now only about half an hour was left before the plane took off. Luckily his dad was still in the airport waiting to leave until his flight took off. He explained what had happened. His dad with some powerful connections started calling people to see what could be done. Somehow the message reached up to the head of police force that was stationed in the airport and he was asked to talk with the head of immigration officer in the airport to see if my cousin could leave the country. The immigration officer told the police officer that by now everyone in the airport including the army guards had known what had happened and that if he let my cousin leave, he would get fired. So nothing worked and my cousin hurried to Shram Karyalaya in Teku to get the permission. The officer in Teku office told my cousin and his parents that this procedure usually takes few days but since his dad had some connection, it was done right away. From there they went to a travel agency to buy a new ticket. Mind you that calling to the travel agency and letting the officer in Teku office know about the situation was all done behind the scene already during the drive back from the airport to Teku. So anyway, the travel agent said that there was a Thai Airlines flight that was leaving in few hours and that the only ticket left was of Business class. Since my cousin had no choice and his boss was expecting to be at work on following Monday morning, he had to buy this very expensive one way ticket, and fly back to US. So his is the story according to his words. Now my concern is, my cousin comes from a well off family with some powerful connection. Due to these reasons he was able to get back to US on time. Think about a poor nepali who doesn?t have enough money to buy another ticket or doesn?t have connection to get the permission from labor on the same day. His or her life would be ruined as he/she may well get fired from work in US for not showing up at work on time. Should not someone in the US visa section or the immigration desk in the arrival inform people that they need such permission before leaving the country? Rules in Nepal change everyday, and how is someone expected to know all those when the people responsible don?t do the job to inform? If it is the duty of the person to find out about the rule, should he/she next time go around checking if paying phone bill or electricity bill is also in the rule? This is absolutely ridiculous if not stupid. And why would Nepal need to give permission to its citizen to work in a foreign country when the foreign country has given all such permission? From my point of view, this is just a way to make life harder in Nepal if it already isn?t hard enough. Instead of being happy that the citizens from your country are getting jobs in other countries in competitive markets, they try to keep them back. This is a very good example of ?Khutta Tanne,? attitude in our culture.