Congratulations for drawing once again the attention of concerned authorities about visa practice of Nepal (If we want tourists, scrap visa fees, #113). But the logic of scrapping visa fees to boost tourism may not help much. It is just a popular local perspective and may not be instrumental to boost the number of tourists. I have never met a tourist who plans their holiday after checking the degree of visa fees. The real solution of the problem lies in the simplification of visa process and kind of visa, as Yogendra Shakya correctly states in the article. An instant recipe for the problem would be: a) to simplify the visa application procedure at the airport, as well as b) redefine the kinds of visa by just single, double and multiple entry visa, independent to the frequency of visit. We know what needs to be done, we need to just do it.

Ram Pratap Thapa
President, German-Nepal Friendship Association, Cologne