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(4) The Government of Nepal may grant naturalized citizenship as prescribed to those foreign citizens, who have contributed specially for the upliftment of science, philosophy, art, literature, world peace, human welfare or
Nepal Government Ministry of Home Affairs. Nepal Government Ministry of Home Affairs. ... Citizenship Act 2063. 2068-04-18. 2068-04-18. Name of File Download;
The Act allowed everyone born within Nepal’s territory before April 12, 1990 to acquire citizenship by birth. However, their children haven’t got citizenship by descent in the absence of a law as the constitution said the provision to grant them citizenship would be guided by a federal law.
July 2022: Both Houses of Parliament passed an amendment to Nepal’s Citizenship Act 2006. Called the Nepal Citizenship (First Amendment) Bill, it was sent to former Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari for formal ratification.
Under the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2006, a person who was born in Nepal before mid-April 1990, has a permanent domicile, and has been continuously resident in Nepal throughout his life can apply to acquire citizenship of Nepal on the basis of birth.
Section 4 (1) of Nepal’s Citizenship Act allows persons who were born within Nepal’s territory before April 12, 1990, and are permanently domiciled there to acquire citizenship by birth, but it does not allow their children to acquire citizenship by descent.
Section 4(1) of Nepal’s Citizenship Act allows persons who are born within Nepal’s territory before April 12, 1990, and are permanently domiciled there to acquire citizenship by birth.
The court’s latest order has cleared the way for thousands of children of parents who got citizenship by birth to acquire citizenship by descent. An estimated 400,000 such Nepalis are waiting for their citizenship.
Citizenship law in Nepal is guided by the Constitution of Nepal and the Nepal Citizenship Act, of 2063. This article provides you the information about the citizenship law in Nepal, constitutional provisions, and related acts.