KATHMANDU, April 21 -- The number of Nepalis obtaining permanent residency (PR) permits in Australia has soared. In 2022/23, as many as 12,041 Nepalis got PR permits. According to the latest data of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of Nepalis who have received PR permits in Australia by the end of June 2022 has reached 151,140.

By the end of June 2012, this number was only 30,730. In 10 years, the number of PR permit recipients in Australia has increased almost five times. Last year, 4,380 Nepalis got PR permits by migrating to regional areas, while around 5,000 got visas under commercial investment and innovation.

Similarly, 761 Nepalis got PR permits from employer sponsorship, 2,763 in the skillful independent category, 3367 v...