With Australia still closed, Nepali students find themselves in tough spot

Interest is racking up on the loans their parents had taken out to send them to colleges in Australia, but they are still stuck in Nepal due to travel restrictions.

Acina Thapa was thrilled when she got a study visa for Australia last March. But her happiness was short-lived. Just a day after Thapa got her visa, Australia closed its borders to foreign travellers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The country is yet to open for foreign visitors.