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Overseas Nepalese orNon-Resident Nepalese are either foreigners of Nepalese ancestry orNepalis (citizens ofNepal) who live outsideNepal.
Under the Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007,Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) (Nepali:गैर आवासीय नेपाली,Gair Aawasiya Nepali) means the following:
(a) A person who currently holds citizenship of Nepal, who may or may not have acquired a citizenship of another country or countries, who currently does not reside in Nepal for any reason.
(b) A former Nepali citizen (भूतपूर्व नेपाली नागरिक/"Bhutpurba Nepali Nāgarik") means a person who once held Nepali citizenship (By birth, ancestry blood rights or by other means) and has denounced (legally) his/her Nepali citizenship.
(c) Foreign citizen of Nepali origin (नेपाली मूलको विदेशी नागरिक/"Nepali Mulko Bideshi Nāgarik") means a person who him/herself or whose father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was/were a citizen of Nepal at any time and has subsequently acquired the citizenship of any other foreign country other than a member country of the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC).
(d) Nepali citizen residing abroad (आप्रवासी नेपाली/"Aaprabashi Nepali") means a Nepali citizen who has been residing in any foreign country for at least two years by doing any profession, occupation, business and employment except a Nepali citizen residing in a member country of SAARC or serving in a diplomatic mission or consulate situated in a foreign country under the assignment of the Government of Nepal.
(e) Person of Nepali origin is a person of Nepali origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Nepal or other nations with Nepali ancestry but is not a citizen of Nepal and is a citizen of another country. A person of Nepali origin might have been a citizen of Nepal and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.
The Non-Resident Nepali Association was established by the conference held by 11–14 October 2003 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The seventh NRNA global conference was held on 14–17 October 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
NRN are opening business opportunities in Nepal by investing in various sectors such as banking, tourism, hotel, hydropower and many more. Non-resident Nepali can acquire Nepali Citizenship as per the Nepal Citizenship (Third Amendment) Regulations 2080. According to the Act, Non-Resident Nepalis can acquire Non-Resident Nepali Citizenship as per Rule 8(a) of the Regulation.[13] NRNs can also obtain ID Card which provides the rights to Free Visa, Investment, Property Purchase, and Repatriation in Nepal.[14]
^"Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities"(PDF).Publications and Products of the 2006 Population By-census (xvi). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong. 2007-12-28. Retrieved2008-01-23.
Nepalese diaspora (NRN)
