Nepali nationality law

The Constitution of Nepal regulates provisions for Nepalese nationality in Articles 8, 9 and 10. The Nepal Citizenship Act 1964 was first promulgated on 28 February 1964 and provides for a single citizenship for the entire country to inherit Nepalese nationality. The Nepal Citizenship Act 2006Nepal Citizenship Act 2006(in Nepali) was enacted on 26 November 2006. It abolishj the 1964 Act and makes further provisions for acquisition and termination of Nepali citizenship and related matters.

Nepalese citizenship is based on the principles of jus sanguinis or bloodline. Generally, a person born of parents who are citizens of Nepal will have a claim to citizenship of Nepal on the basis of descent and every minor found in Nepal whose parents' whereabouts is not known will have a claim to citizenship of Nepal on the basis of descent until the whereabouts of the parents is known.

NB: Prior to the passage of the Nepal Citizenship Act 2006 on 26 November 2006, Nepal citizenship was transmissible only through a Nepalese father. Since passage of the new Act, a Nepalese mother can transmit her citizenship to a child.

Prior to 26 November 2006, there was no provision for acquisition of Nepalese citizenship by virtue of birth in Nepal. Under the Nepal Citizenship Act 2006, a person who was born in Nepal before mid-April 1990, has permanent domicile and been continuously resident in Nepal throughout his life can apply to acquire citizenship of Nepal on the basis of birth. Such persons will have to submit either land ownership certificates or house ownership certificates or their registration number in voters' lists to obtain.

Any foreign national of full age and capacity may submit an application to obtain Nepali citizenship if:

A woman who is married to a Nepali citizen may submit an application to become a citizen of Nepal. She shall enclose along with such application evidence of her marriage to a Nepali national, and of having initiated action to relinquish her foreign citizenship.

Any person who is the son, daughter or descendant of any Nepali national may apply to obtain the citizenship of Nepal if:

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