Studies on migration in Nepal primarily focused on the causes of
migration, in general. While a few studies examined the remittances
received or sent by migrants, there is little information about the
variation in remittances received by households by migrant’s
destination. Thus, this exploratory study attempts to answer: Does
the extent to which households receive remittances vary by migrant’s
destination? Using the data collected in 2013 from the western
Chitwan Valley of Nepal, the findings from multivariate analysis
reveal that net of controls, both the receipt (whether a household
received any remittance or not) as well as the amount of remittances
received by a household varied by migrant’s destination. Evidence
suggests that households are less likely to receive remittances from
migrants working in India (a country of low earning potential) as
compared to those working in Nepal. On the other hand, households
received significantly more amount of remittances from migrants
working in countries with high earning potentials (such as Middle
East, East or South East Asia, and America, Australia and Europe)
as compared to the domestic migrants who were working inside of
Nepal but outside of Chitwan. Adjusting for other factors, the largest
amount of remittances was received from migrants working in the
East or South East Asian countries (e.g. South Korea, Malaysia,
Japan) followed by those in America, Australia, and Europe and the
Middle East. The insights gained from this exploratory study are
discussed.