{"id":1483,"date":"2014-07-09T00:30:51","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T05:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/hoping-against-hope\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:18:11","slug":"hoping-against-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/hoping-against-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoping against hope?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hoping against hope?<\/strong><br \/>\nHis company has kept his passport in its custody as most employers in the Gulf nations do. Shrestha is originally &#8230; On the other hand, the government has expedited rescue process to bring Nepalis back from the war-ravaged country. 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Shrestha is originally &#8230; On the other hand, the government has expedited rescue process to bring Nepalis back from the war-ravaged country. 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