New rule for under-40 women’s foreign travel draws ire as patriarchal and preposterous

In what is described by members of public and rights defenders as a regressive move, the government says women under 40 years of age must take consent from family to fly abroad on visit visas.

After flights resumed following months-long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kreepa Gurung was making plans to meet with her parents who live abroad.