Kathmadnu, Feb. 15 -- Hundreds of Nepalis working in Portugal have fallen into serious legal trouble after fake authentication stamps were found on their police clearance certificates.

Authorities confirmed that while Nepal Police genuinely issued the police reports, forged stamps and signatures of the Portuguese Embassy and the Nepali Embassy in New Delhi had been used. As a result, their Temporary Residence Card (TRC) process has been halted, and many now face the risk of deportation.

Portugal's Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) concluded during TRC evaluations that fake authentication stamps had been used, terming it a misuse of the immigration rules. The agency has emailed hundreds of Nepalis, instructing them to l...