We investigate if and how social exclusion influences out-migration and the choice of migration
destinations. While literature has shown that migration can increase the social and economic
status of individuals and their families, it is unclear if socially excluded groups have equal access
to migration, and particularly migration to premier destinations. We argue that individuals from
socially excluded groups will be less likely to migrate in general, but when they do, there will be
no difference in their migration to destinations where the same patterns of social exclusion are
not practiced. We use the detailed longitudinal data from a migrant sending setting in Nepal to
test these arguments. Using the multinomial logistic regression event history modeling, we find
that individuals from socially excluded caste/ethnic groups are less likely to migrate. However,
when social and economic capitals are controlled, they are no more or less likely to migrate to
premier destinations. This suggests that migration might begin to serve as a levelling factor of
caste/ethnic-related social exclusion in Nepal.