Apart from fees, NRNA Australia collects additional funds in the name of administrative expenses in the Passport Travel Camps conducted in Australia. Australia-based NRNA has been conducting mobile camps for passports in various states in collaboration with the embassy for some time now.

The Nepali Embassy in Australia, together with NRNA, has been accepting passport applications through mobile camps in cities other than Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra in Australia for some time now. But NRNA charges an additional fee of at least 25 to 100 Australian dollars in the name of administrative expenses in those camps. Even though the additional fee was charged, they expressed their displeasure as the general public was not informed about its main purpose, details of expenses and the utilization of the remaining funds. Not only this, there was also a dispute about where and how to spend the money raised socially in a state. 

The embassy in Canberra, the capital of Australia, has set a fee of 230 Australian dollars for adult passports and 115 Australian dollars for children under ten years of age. But in such mobile camps operated in Darbin, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart and Perth, an additional fee of 25 to 100 dollars has been charged. Although there is disagreement among some people of NRNA on whether or not to charge additional fees, NRNA has started charging additional funds in the name of 'administration fee', saying that additional funds are necessary for the effective operation of the camp. Although NRNA took more money, it did not show full transparency about it. After the completion of the passport camp, the entire financial details about the amount of additional money raised from the general public, under what heading and how it was spent have not been made public yet. 

The embassy says that there is no agreement with NRNA Australia regarding taking additional funds for organizing mobile camps. Kul Bahadur Magar, Acting Ambassador to Australia in Canberra, claimed that the embassy did not take any money other than the passport fee. He also insisted that if it is officially known that the mobile team has asked for additional money from the general public, the mobile team will not be called off. "We are trying to provide all the services that the embassy can provide and we are careful not to put more financial burden on the general public," Magar told Kantipur. However, he said that the mobile camp conducted in collaboration with NRNA has directly benefited thousands of Nepalis. "This kind of camp has eliminated the compulsion of the general public to run to Canberra to get a passport." He said that if any weaknesses were found during the operation of the camp, it would be addressed. 

According to the embassy, ​​after finding out that more than 100 dollars were asked for an additional fee for the passport camp that was going to be organized in Brisbane, the traveling camp was postponed for the time being. The camp was completed after being told that they would only charge $40 per person. 

President of NRNA Australia Anil Pokharel admits that additional funds have been taken for the systematic operation of such passport camps and says that the embassy is also aware of this. He said that various technical and administrative expenses will be incurred for the operation of the passport camp. They say that they have charged extra fees on a limited basis. "We have taken additional funds because it is not justified to spend the membership fee of NRNA members on this work and it will be spent on running the camp," Pokharel said. He claims that the mobile camp has freed the common people of that place from the hassle of going to Canberra to get a passport and the financial burden of thousands. 

"What we have done is for the benefit of the community and to reduce the financial burden on them, we are doing it as a social responsibility and karma," he said. Pokhrel insisted that after discussing this with all the officials, the entire accounting of the amount raised through the mobile camp should be made transparent. He conducted the camp  He also told that money has been returned to the general public from some places where too much money was collected.

Most of the petitioners did not show much interest about the additional amount taken by NRNA during the operation of the mobile camp, but they complained that the expenditure details were not transparent after the camp was over. Gunjan Upadhyay, who got a passport from a camp run in South Australia, emphasized that although the work done by NRNA was good, there should be financial transparency. "Yes, such camps have freed us from having to go to Canberra to make passports, but after taking the money from the general public, how and where it was spent should be informed," he said.  On the other hand, Tonu Ghotane, a lawyer from Melbourne and former president of NRNA Australia, does not agree with NRNA taking more money through the passport camp. He said that he had opposed it at the convention held in Adelaide a few months ago. He emphasized that if more money is to be raised, there should be a mutual agreement and agreement with Dutawa.