The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) was organized in October 2003 during the First Global Conference of Non-resident Nepalis in Kathmandu. It represents a global network of NRN National Coordination Councils, which are now 56, and other Nepali associations and organizations in various parts of the world. NRNA's objectives are to promote and protect the interests of NRNs in Nepal and abroad; foster coordination and co-operation among NRN communities worldwide; strengthen international support for Nepal and its people, products and services, trade and industry; attract and facilitate direct investments, financial and otherwise, in Nepal by NRNs and others for her development. With its motto of "for Nepali by Nepali," NRNA has completed, initiated or planned a number of charitable projects in Nepal. It is headquartered in Kathmandu, where it maintains its secretariat with local staff. NRNA organizes a Global Conference of NRNs every two years in Nepal and a Regional NRN Conference every alternate year at a different location. The Fourth Regional Conference is taking place in May 2010 in Houston, Texaz, USA, while the Fifth Global Conference is scheduled for October 2011.
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DUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR NON-RESIDENT NEPALIS
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POSITION PAPER
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NRNA TASK FORCE ON DUAL CITIZENSHIP (2009-11)
This official NRNA Position Paper on dual citizenship was printed with voluntary financial contribution received from members of the NRNA Task Force on Dual Citizenship (TFDC).
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Mr. Bhaban Bhatta Ms. Kiran Kumari Bhattarai Dr. Jugal Bhurtel Dr. Dev Kaji Dangol Dr. Sharmila Gurung Mr. Bhim B. Karki Mr. Deepak Khadka Mr. Ram Babu Nepal Ms. Kabita Nirola
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PREFACE The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is a single common organization of Nepalis who are residing outside of Nepal. It is involved in safeguarding the interest of non-resident Nepalis everywhere and encouraging them to be involved in the socio-economic development of Nepal. The NRNA has been campaigning for dual citizenship provision for Nepali-origin people who have acquired the citizenship of a foreign country. For advancing the cause further and lobbying appropriate authorities in Nepal, the NRNA International Coordination Council has formed a Task Force on Dual Citizenship, which prepared this Position Paper after a careful study of the relevant Nepali laws and practices of other countries. NRNA has adopted and published this Position Paper as an official statement of its position as regards dual citizenship for NRNs. The Task Force is grateful to all the NRNA officers, advisors and staff, the NRN National Coordination Councils, Task Force advisors, legal experts and individual Nepalis and NRNs who provided inputs to this Position Paper.
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NRNA Position Paper on Dual Citizenship
NON-RESIDENT NEPALI ASSOCIATION
Position Paper on DUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR NON-RESIDENT NEPALIS *
Context One of the principal goals of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has been to secure dual citizenship provision in Nepali laws for those Non-resident Nepalis (NRNs)1 who or whose spouse, mother or father, grandmother or grandfather, great grandmother or great grandfather held Nepali citizenship granted under the citizenship law of 2008 [1952 CE] or under the laws enacted thereafter and later acquired the citizenship of another country but wish to keep or acquire Nepali citizenship. NRNA remains firmly and unequivocally committed to the attainment of this important goal and believes in generally constructive, cooperative and collaborative approach toward achieving it. The current Citizenship Act of Nepal 2063 [2006 CE], Section 10(1), states: Any citizen of Nepal who voluntarily acquires the citizenship of any foreign country shall automatically lose the citizenship of Nepal.2 This provision, as well as the gender-based discrimination the Act prescribes in granting citizenship by descent (Sections 3(ii)), is inherently unfair and unjust and does not serve the interest of Nepal or the Nepali people in any way; it only imposes undue penalty and hardship on industrious, enterprising NRNs, who find it desirable or necessary to acquire foreign citizenship, and their children and grandchildren. It also proves to be an undeserved
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Prepared by NRNA Task Force on Dual Citizenship (TFDC) with input and endorsement from NRNA National Coordination Councils (NCCs), NRNA International Coordination Councils (ICC), NRNA executives and a large number of other NRNs. To be available at http://www.nrn.org.np
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As defined in the Gairaabaasiya Nepali Sambandhi Ain 2064 (Non-Resident Nepali-related Act 2064 [2007 CE]), available at http://www.nrn.org.np/downloads/nrn_act.pdf, NRN is a Nepali national, excluding Government of Nepal employees on assignment abroad and Nepali students studying in foreign educational institutions, who has been living in a country other than South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) members for at least two years. As defined in the Act, the term NRN also includes Foreign Nationals of Nepali Origin (FNNO).
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Nepal Nagarikata Ain 2063 (Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 [2006 CE]). Available at http://www.nrn.org.np/downloads/citizenship_act.pdf (in Nepali) and http://www.nrn.org.np/downloads/citizenship_act_eng.pdf (English translation)
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NRNA Position Paper on Dual Citizenship
penalty to those Nepalis whose near and dear ones happen to be Foreign National of Nepali Origin (FNNO).3 The number of NRNs (used here to include FNNOs as in the Act) directly, indirectly or potentially affected by the restrictive provision is growing very rapidly as the number of Nepalis going abroad in pursuit of educational, professional, business or employment opportunities has significantly increased. The number of ex-Gurkha soldiers settling outside of Nepal has dramatically increased. A provision to allow FNNOs, including the ex-Gurkha FNNOs, and their children and grandchildren to be dual citizens – through necessary amendments to the Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 and the Nonresident Nepali-related Act 2064 [2007 CE]4 will help rectify the unfairness and injustice to a great extent. As a serious stakeholder in the overall progress of Nepal, NRNs strongly believe that the new constitution should include provisions for dual citizenship as well as grant of citizenship by descent to children of Nepali male or female citizens. The result will undoubtedly be a win-win arrangement for both Nepal and NRNs.
Need, Benefits and International Trend Dual citizenship or dual nationality (used here interchangeably) provision for FNNOs will help them maintain their cherished relationship with Nepal and their family and friends and also provide them with impetus to invest in Nepal, thus contributing to Nepal’s overall development. In addition, it will encourage FNNOs and their children and grandchildren to build closer ties with Nepal, have a strong sense of belonging and preserve and take pride in their rich heritage. FNNOs and their children, many of whom are likely to occupy positions of leadership in their country of domicile, could be major catalysts in developing and strengthening trade, economic, cultural and educational ties between Nepal and countries of the world. Dual citizenship can be a strong incentive for many, many NRNs/FNNOs to return to Nepal. By allowing it, Nepal stands to benefit from a likely reversal of the brain drain that Nepal has been suffering for some time. Furthermore, dual citizenship could help reduce the current outflow of capital from the country believed by many to be largely due to the very restrictive citizenship and property laws and rules. 3
As defined in the Gair aabaasiya Nepali Sambandhi Ain 2064 (Non-resident Nepali-related Act 2064 [2007 CE]), available at http://www.nrn.org.np/downloads/nrn_act.pdf, an FNNO (Foreign National of Nepali Origin) is a person, who or whose parent or parents or grandparent or grandparents held Nepali citizenship but subsequently acquired the citizenship of any foreign country other than SAARC members. The broader term NRN includes FNNO, as defined in the Act.
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NRNA Position Paper on Dual Citizenship
Dual or multiple5 citizenship has proven to be one of the most effective instruments for accelerating socio-economic development of countries in the modern world. It can also help increase the opportunities and abilities of the Nepalis to compete more effectively in the international arena and build networks globally, without losing their bond with Nepal and support network. With accelerating globalization, more and more developing countries are realizing that providing the right to dual citizenship to their former citizens could help channel valuable resources into the country on an ongoing basis. More than 70 countries – including the 27 European Union countries, Canada, Australia, USA, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and other developed and developing nations – currently allow or recognize dual citizenship in one form or another. We firmly believe that Nepal, which has endorsed all major international human rights treaties and agreements, should join these nations in recognizing dual citizenship.
Support and Prospects in Nepal Nepali political leaders, Constituent Assembly members, civil society leaders and government authorities — we have no doubt — recognize the basic unfairness and counter-productive effects of the automatic loss of citizenship provision and that of the absence of any provision for dual nationality in the prevailing Nepali laws. We further believe that they share our belief of once a Nepali, always a Nepali and are ready and willing to remedy the present anomaly and to let Nepal gain from the participation of NRNs in her all-around development. During the Third Global Conference of NRNs in Kathmandu in 2007, Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal at the time, had publicly instructed the concerned government officials to craft a legal provision allowing dual citizenship to NRNs. This clearly reflects the ongoing support of the Nepali Congress Party for our dual citizenship goal. The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in its manifesto for the Constituent Assembly election had stated that it supported the inclusion of a dual citizenship provision in the constitution. More recently, the UML Party’s Central Committee reportedly has decided to support the inclusion in the new constitution of a provision to the effect that NRNs will not automatically lose their Nepali citizenship upon acquiring the citizenship of a foreign country. The Madhesi People’s Right Forum has passed a resolution in support of dual citizenship in its national convention. The leaders of other political parties too have on many occasions assured NRNA representatives of their support for dual citizenship rights for NRNs. On the Nepali people’s part, there has never been any opposition to the NRNs’ demand for dual citizenship rights. Over the years, as the popular awareness
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;dfKt x'g] k|fjwfg / bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] cefj b'j} cg'lrt / cg'Tkfbs 5g\ eGg] tYo :jLsf/ ug'x{ G' 5 eg]/ xfdL ljZj:t 5f}+ . pxf“x? xfd|f] æPs k6ssf] g]kfnL ;+ws } f] g]kfnLÆ eÌ] wf/0ffdf ;xdt x'gx' G' 5 / xfnsf] lj;+ultk"0f{ Joj:yfdf ;'wf/ u/L g]kfnnfO{ cfÏgf] ;jf{l+ u0f ljsf;df u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx?sf] ;xeflutfåf/f nfeflGjt x'g lbg tTk/ x'gx' G' 5 } f ePsf] u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLsf] t]>f] eÌ] klg xfd|f] ljZjf; 5 . ;g\ @))& df sf7df8f+d ljZj ;Dd]ngdf tTsflng k|wfgdGqL lul/hf k|;fb sf]O/fnfn] bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] sfg"gL k|fjwfg th{d ' f ug{ ;DalGwt lgsfonfO{ lgb]z { g lbg' ePsf] lyof] . o;n] g]kfnL sf+u; ]| sf] bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] k|fjwfg k|lt ;dy{g /x]sf] k|i6 x'G5 . ;+ljwfg;efsf] lgj{frgsf nflu g]kfn PsLs[t sDo'lgi6 kf6L{ -dfcf]jflb_n] hf/L u/]sf] 3f]if0ffkqdf g} bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] k|fjwfgnfO{ ;dfj]z ul/Psf] 5 . xfn;fn} g]kfn sDo'lgi6 kf6L{ PsLs[t -dfs{;jfbL– n]lggjfbL_sf] s]Gb|Lo ;ldltn] klg gof“ ;+ljwfgdf ;fljsdf g]kfnL gful/s /x]sf JolQmx?n] ljb]zL gful/stf lnPdf g]kfnsf] gful/stf TofUg' gkg]{ k|fjwfgnfO{ ;dy{g ug]{ k|:tfj kfl/t u/]sf] eGg] hfGgdf cfPsf] 5 . dw];L hgclwsf/ kmf]/dn] klg cfÏgf] dxflwj]zgaf6 g} bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] kIfdf k|:tfj kfl/t u/]sf] 5 . cGo bnsf g]tfx?n] klg u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;+wsf k|ltlglwx?nfO{ cfkm'n] bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] ;dy{g ug]{ s'/fdf w]/} k6s cfZj:t kfg'{ ePsf] 5 . u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx?sf] bfxf]/f] gful/stfsf] dfusf] af/]df g]kfnL hgtfsf] tkm{af6 slxn] klg la/f]w ePsf] 5}g . ljutsf jif{x?df u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx?;+u ;DjWb g]kfnLx?sf] ;+Vofdf w]/} j[l4 ePsf] 5, o;n] ubf{ g]kfndf u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;DjGwL ;r]tgfdf lgs} 7"nf] clej[l4 ePsf] 5 . kmn:j?k bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] ;fj{hlgs ;dy{gdf cem} a9f]Q/L ePsf] 5 . gful/stf P]g @)^# df ;+zf]wg u/L ljb]zL d'n'ssf] gful/stf lng] g]kfnLn] g]kfnL gful/stf sfod /fVg kfpg] Joj:yfsf ;fy} u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;DaGwL P]g @)^$ df ;+zf]wg u/L j+zhsf] cfwf/df gful/stf lb+bf ul/g] clxn]sf] n}l+ us kIfkftsf] Jojxf/ cGTo ePdf g]kfnL gful/stf sfg"g klg w]/} ljsl;t Pj+ ljsf;f]Gd'v d'n'sx?sf] k|rng cg';f/sf] x'g] 5 . o:tf] P]g ;+zf]wg / goF“ aGg] ;+ljwfgdf g} bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] k|i6 Joj:yf ePdf w]/} u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx? g]kfnsf] ljsf;df ;xefuL x'g clek|l] /t x'g5 ] g\ . u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;+3 k"j{ uf]/vf ;}lgsx?n] ljZjdf g]kfnsf] 5jL lgd{f0f ug{df u/]sf] b]gsf] sb/ :j?k klg pgLx?sf nflu klg bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] Joj:yfnfO{ dfGotf lbOg' kb{5 eÌ] tLj| wf/0ff /fVb5 . ;fy} gful/stf P]g @)^# df ;+zf]wg u/L ljb]zL k'?if;+u ljjfx ug]{ g]kfnL dlxnf gful/ssf ;+tfg / kltnfO{ klg c+lus[t gful/stf lb+bf ul/g] c;dfg Jojxf/sf] cGTo ug'{ jf~5gLo b]lvG5 .
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of the people on the NRN issues has increased, partly because of the rapidly growing number of families connected with NRNs, popular support for dual citizenship rights has greatly increased in Nepal. The proposed amendments – to the Citizenship Act 2063 to allow FNNOs to keep their Nepali citizenship rights and the NRN-related Act 2064 along with the removal of the gender-based discrimination in the grant of citizenship by descent – and the inclusion of a dual citizenship provision in the new constitution being written will not only bring Nepali citizenship law more in line with that of many other developed and developing nations but will also attract and encourage NRNs to be engaged in Nepal’s development. We in the NRNA strongly believe that Nepal owes, as part of its debt of gratitude, dual citizenship rights to the large number of ex-Gurkhas who have become FNNOs. The Citizenship Act 2063 should also be amended to remove the genderbased discrimination against the children of Nepali female citizens married to a foreign citizen in granting citizenship by descent, as well as the discrimination against foreign male citizens married to Nepali female citizens in granting of citizenship by naturalization. The issues of loyalty and allegiance of persons with dual citizenship along with issues related to passports, legal jurisdiction, taxes, consular services and other legal technicalities can all be addressed detail in the relevant laws and rules in tune with the norms and practices prevailing in nations that have similar provisions. Naturally, once the FNNOs are granted dual citizenship, it will be the individual FNNO’s responsibility to make sure that his or her country of nationality allows or accepts dual citizenship, and that he or she is in compliance with the laws of Nepal as well as those of the adopted country. An FNNO who has a Nepali passport might be required to use his or her Nepali passport when entering or leaving Nepal. Furthermore, under dual citizenship, an FNNO who has not relinquished his or her Nepali citizenship would be treated on par with other Nepalis and be governed by the local laws and rules. Such FNNO might only be allowed to receive very little or no consular services from their country of nationality. The Interim Constitution of Nepal (Part 2, Article 10) states that the acquisition and termination of citizenship and other necessary arrangements shall be in accordance with the existing law.6 Thus, our understanding is that the NRNs can be granted dual citizenship 6
Nepalko antarim sambidhaan 2063 (Interim Constitution of Nepal 2063 [2007 CE]), as amended by the First, Second and Third Amendments. Available-at http://www.unmin.org.np/downloads/keydocs/Interim.Constitution.Bilingual.UNDP.pdf
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bf]xf]/f] gful/stf ePsf JolQmx?sf] lgi7f Pj+ jkmfbf/L tyf pgLx?n] kfpg] /fxbfgLsf] k|of]u, pgLx?nfO{ nfUg] sfg"g, s/, k|fKt x'g ;Sg] sG;'n/ ;]jf tyf cGo s'/fx? lj:t[t ?kdf bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] l;4fGt :jLsf/ u/]sf c? /fi6«n] ckgfPsf] k|rng cg';f/ ;DalGwt P]g lgodaf6 lgw{f/0f ug{ ;lsG5 . :jefljs ?kdf g]kfnn] bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] l;4fGt :jLsf/ u/] kZrft ;DalGwt d'n'ssf] sfg"g cg';f/ bf]xf]/f] gful/stf /fVg x'g] gx'g] s'/fsf] ;'lglZrttf ug{' tyf g]kfnsf] ;fy;fy} cfkm"n] ckgfPsf] d'n'ssf] sfg"gsf] kfngf cflb s'/fx? ;DalGwt JolQms} bfloTj x'g]5 . ljb]zL gful/stf ePsf t/ g]kfnsf] gful/stf sfod /fVg] JolQmx?nfO{ g]kfn leq+bf jf g]kfnaf6 jflx/ hf+bf clgjfo{ ?kdf g]kfns} /fxbfgL k|of]u ug{' kg]{ Joj:yf ug{ ;lsG5 . To:t} g]kfnL gful/stf gTofu]sf ljb]zL gful/sx?nfO{ c? g]kfnL gful/s ;/xsf] Jojxf/ ul/g] / g]kfnL lgod sfg"g g} nfUg] k|fjwfg klg /fVg ;lsG5 . o:tf JolQmn] g]kfndf /x+bf ;DalGwt d'n'saf6 sG;'n/ ;]jf lng gkfpg] jf Hofb} sd dfqfdf dfq lng kfpg] Joj:yf klg ug{ ;lsG5 . g]kfnsf] cGtl/d ;+ljwfgn] gful/stf ;DaGwdf lgDg Joj:yf u/]sf] 5 -;+ljwfgsf] efu @ wf/f !)_M ægful/stfsf] k|flKt / ;dflKt nufot cfjZos cGo Joj:yf k|rlnt sfg"g adf]lhd x'g5 ] .Æ ctM cGtl/d ;+ljwfgsf] Joj:yfn] gful/stf P]g @)^# df ;+zf]wg u/]/ u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx?nfO{ bf]xf]/f] gful/stf lbg ldN5 eGg] a'´fO xfd|f] 5 . u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;+3 /fi6«sf] ljwfoLsfnfO{ / ;/sf/nfO{ Jojxf/df s'g} g s'g} ?kdf bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] k|rng ePsf] a'em]/ cfjZos sfg"gL ;+zf]wg ug{ cfu|x ub{5 . ;fy} gof“ aGg] ;+ljwfgdf g} bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] k|i6 Joj:yf x'g' k5{ eÌ] xfd|f] tLj| wf/0ff 5 . u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;+3n] ljZje/Lsf g]kfnLx?;+u ;'´fj ;+sng u/L tof/ kf/]/ ;+ljwfg ;efnfO{ a'´fPsf] ;+ljwfg ;DaGwL ;'´fjdf klg bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] k|fjwfg /fVg' kg]{ k|i6 ;'´fj /x]sf] 5 . gof“ aGg] ;+ljwfgdf ljb]zL d'ns ' sf] gful/stf k|fKt ub}d { f s'g} g]kfnL gful/sn] klg g]kfnsf] gful/stf TofUg jf u'dfpg' gkg]{ k|i6 pNn]v x'g' kb{5 . To:t} dlxnf jf k'?if g]kfnL gful/s hf];s ' s } f ;Gtfgn] klg g]kfnsf] j+zh gful/stf kfpg] Joj:yf :ki6 lnlvt x'gk' 5{ tfls To:tf s]6fs]6Lx? /fHoljxLg x'gaf6 hf]lug] 5g\ . gof“ ;+ljwfgdf gful/stfsf] k|flKt / ;dflKtsf ;DaGwdf cGtl/d ;+ljwfgs} efu @ wf/f !) k|fjwfg /fVg'k5{ eGg] xfd|f] ljZjf; 5 . o; k|fjwfgn] æPs k6ssf] g]kfnL ;+ws } f] g]kfnLÆ sf] cfwf/e"t efjgfnfO{ ;fsf/ u/fp“5 / gful/stf tyf u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;DjGwL P]gx? lgdf{0f Pj+ ;+zf]wg ug]{ sfd ;+ljwfg ;+zf]wgsf] nfdf] / hl6n k|so[ f kf/ gul/sg} /fli6«o Joj:yflksfn] ug{ ;Sg] cj:yf l;h{gf x'g5 ] .
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rights through an amendment to the Citizenship Act of Nepal 2063, and we strongly urge the national legislature and the government to recognize the existence in practice of dual citizenship of some sort and make the necessary amendment. At the same time we strongly believe that the new constitution being drafted should include the dual citizenship provision. Indeed, this was one of the suggestions made by NRNs in many, many countries and included in NRNA’s Suggestions submitted to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal on the framework of the future Constitution of Nepal.7 The new constitution should include an unequivocal statement that no Nepali citizen would ever be required to automatically lose or involuntarily relinquish his or her Nepali citizenship because he or she acquired a foreign citizenship. The new constitution should also guarantee the citizenship right to children whose parent or parents, male or female, were Nepali citizens, in order to keep them from becoming stateless at some point.8 We strongly believe, further, that the new constitution should incorporate Part 2, Article 10, of the Interim Constitution as is. This will, on the one hand, enshrine in the constitution the fundamental concept of once a Nepali, always a Nepali and, on the other hand, allow the national legislature to make or amend citizenship- and NRN-related laws as necessary – without having to go through the necessarily complicated and lengthy process of constitutional amendment.
NRN Identity Card We acknowledge the NRN Identity Card (NRN ID Card) that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has only recently begun issuing is a step in the right direction toward our goal of dual citizenship. The ID Card, as provided for in the Non-resident Nepali-related Act 2064 [2007], gives its holder only very limited rights or privileges. At the same time, we must note that the rules governing the ID Card seem to require applicants to go through some bureaucratic hoops to obtain it.9 The application procedure has turned out to be inefficient and cumbersome. This is likely to deter many prospective applicants and unnecessarily constrains its usefulness to NRNs. In spite of its limitations, the ID Card 7
Sambidhaan sabhaalaai Nepalko bhaabi sambidhaanko ruparekha sambandhamaa Gair Aabaasiya Sanghko sujhaab (Suggestions submitted to the Constituent Assembly of Nepal on the framework of the future Constitution of Nepal). Available at http://www.nrn.org.np/sambidhan/final_suggestion_nepali.pdf (in Nepali) and http://www.nrn.org.np/sambidhan/final_suggestion_english.pdf (English translation)
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UNHCR, Preventing statelessness in Nepal: Concerns regarding the draft constitution, February 2010. Retrieved from http://ccd.org.np/new/resources/ State lessness%20 and %20 the %20 Constitution_UNHCR_Feb_2010.ENG.pdf
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Gair aabaasiya Nepali sambandhi niyamaawali 2066 (Rules Pertaining to Non-resident Nepalis 2066 [2009CE]). Available at http://www.nrn.org.np/downloads/nrn_niyamabali.pdf
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u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL kl/rokq k//fi6« dGqfnon] u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx?sfnflu xfn} hf/L ug{ yfn]sf] u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL kl/rokq cyjf sf8{ bf]xf]/f] gful/stf k|fKt ug]{ xfd|f] nIf tkm{ Ps ;sf/fTds kxn xf] . u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL ;DaGwL P]g @)^$ cGtu{t k|bfg ul/g] o; kl/rokqn] o;sf jfxsnfO{ clt g} ;Lldt xs cyjf ;x'lnot lbPsf] 5 . of] kl/rokq k|fKt ug{ lgod cg';f/ cfj]bsx?n] s]xL cK7]/fx? kf/ ug'{ kg]{ Joj:yf 5 . cfj]bg lbg] k|so[ f 5l/tf] / ;'ud 5}g . o;n] w]/} u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx?nfO{ bRsfpg] 5 / sf8{sf] pkof]lutf cgfjZos ?kdf ;Lldt kfg]{ 5 . sf8{sf sdhf]/Lx?sf] afjh"b g]kfn;“u 3lgi7 ;DaGw /fVg] Pp6f dfWodsf] ?kdf of] w]/} u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx? tyf pgsf ;GttLnfO{ tfTsflns ?kdf pkof]uL x'g5 ] . u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnLx?sf] g]kfnjf;L ;DaGwLx?nfO{ klg sf8{ Joj:yf :jfutof]Uo nfUg] 5 . oBlk xfd|f] ljrf/df of] sf8{sf] sfo{fGjog c´} ck'/f] /x]sf]n] o;n] ;a} efjL cfj]bsx? / pgLx?sf ;fwg ;|ft] nfO{ cfsif{0f ug{ ;Sg] ;Defjgf sd 5 . of] kl/rokq p2]Zo Pj+ kl/sNkgfdf ef/tLo ;/sf/n] k|rngdf NofPsf] ef/tLo d"nsf] JolQmsf] kl/rokq -Person of Indian Origin Card_ cyf{t kLcfOcf] sf8{;u+ ldNbf] h'Nbf] 5 . ;g\ !((( df ef/tLo ;/sf/n] of] sf8{ ;'? ubf{ ef/t xfn g]kfndf h:t} cj:yfaf6 u'hs ]| f] lyof] . t/ ef/tLo sf8{ jfxsn] g]kfn ;/sf/n] hf/L u/]sf] kl/rokq jfxsn] eGbf a9L ;'ljwf kfp“5g\ / hf/L ug]{ k|so[ f klg a9L k|i6 5 . kLcfOcf] sf8{ / tt\kZrft ;g\ @))% df ;'? ul/Psf] ef/tLo ljb]zL gful/s kl/rokq -Overseas Citizen of India_ cyf{t cf];LcfO sf8{ lgs} k|efjsf/L ljsNk ePsf 5g\ . kLcfOcf] sf8{sf] cjlw !% jif{sf] 5 eg] cf];LcfO sf8{sf] cjlw cflhjg x'G5 . cf];LcfO sf8{ jfxsn] ef/tdf a:g, sfd ug{, cWoog ug{ / ef/tdf tf]lsPsf] If]qdf jfx]s cGoq lgj]z ug{ Pj+ ;DklQ /fVg cl;ldt clwsf/ k|fKt ub{5g\ . sf8{ jfxsn] dt lbg] / ;/sf/L ;]jfdf k|jz ] ug]{ /fhg}lts clwsf/ pkef]u ug{ ;Qm}gg\ . g]kfn ;/sf/n] klg cGtl/d Joj:yfsf ?kdf cf];LcfO sf8{ h:t} clwsf/ ePsf] sf8{sf] yfngL ug{ ug'{ k5{ eGg] xfd|f] wf/0ff 5 . of] Joj:yf ;'? ePdf sltko g]kfnL d"nsf ljb]zL gful/ssf] cfjZostf k/k"lt{ x'g5 ] . o:tf] Joj:yf ePdf ljb]zL gful/stf lnPsf gft]bf/ ePsf w]/} g]kfnL gful/sx? klg v'zL x'g5 ] g\ . ;a}sf] cfjZostf Ps} gx'g] x'gfn] u}/cfjf;Lo g]kfnL kl/rokqsf] ;fy} cf];LcfO k|sf/sf] sf8{ / bf]xf]/f] gful/stfsf] ;d]t Joj:yf ePdf oL tLg Jofjxfl/s Pj+ hfoh ljsNkx?af6 ;DalGwt ;a}sf] cfjZostf k'/f x'g5 ] / g]kfnn] klg cTolws nfe lng ;Sg]5 . g]kfn ;/sf/n] ;'? u/]sf] sf8{ / ef/tLo ;/sf/n] lbg] kLcfOcf] sf8{df leGgtf k|i6 b]lvG5 . g]kfnn] lbg] sf8{sf] cjlw !) jif{sf] 5 eg] kLcfOcf] sf8{sf] cjlw
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should be of immediate help to many, many NRNs since it can be one of the means of encouraging the NRNs and their children and grandchildren to build and sustain a strong bond with Nepal. It would clearly be welcomed by many of the Nepalis who are related to NRNs in some way or other. However, we see the ID Card implementation in its present form as seriously flawed and not very effective to attract all the prospective applicants and the resources they could potentially bring into country. The ID Card, in its purpose and concept, is quite similar to the Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Card that the Government of India is providing. The Government of India , faced with somewhat similar situation when it started issuing the PIO Card in 1999.10 However, India’s PIO Card, confers substantially more to its holder, and involves a more streamlined process. The PIO Card and the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card, which was introduced in 2005, operate as effective alternatives. Unlike the PIO Card, which has 15-year validity, the OCI Card is granted for life and allows its holder to indefinitely live, work, study or invest in India and own property in India with a few exceptions.11 OCI Card does not include political rights, such as voting rights or government employment.12 We believe the Government of Nepal should devise and implement a mechanism similar to the OCI Card – for the interim and as an alternative to the NRN ID Card – so that the interest and immediate need of a large number of FNNOs would be served. This will also be welcomed by the many, many Nepalis who are related to NRNs. Since one size does not fit all, as it were, the availability of the three options, namely, the NRN ID Card, an OCI-type mechanism and dual citizenship, offer practical, reasonable options and, if properly implemented, should satisfy the needs of the NRNs/FNNOs and their family and friends in Nepal while maximally benefiting Nepal. A few differences between our ID Card and the PIO Card are striking. For example, our ID Card’s validity is 10 years compared to the current PIO’s validity of 15 years. The PIO Card fees currently are Indian Rupees 15,000, or equivalent in local currency, for adult applicants and Indian Rupees 7,500, or equivalent in local currency, for applicants younger than 18 years. These fees roughly convert to Nepali Rupees 24,000 and 12,000, respectively. The equivalent being charged by Indian missions in
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Description available at http://chicago.indianconsulate.com/4PassportPioOci/PIO/PIO_Eligibility_Benefits.html
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OCI Card fee is US$275 or equivalent in local currency, but only US$25 for PIO Card holders.
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the US Dollars are 365 and 185, respectively.13 In sharp contrast, the ID Card fees are US$500 (Nepali Rupees 38,000) for applicants from North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea and US$250 (Nepali Rupees 19,000) for applicants from elsewhere – without regard to the applicant’s age. It is clearly unfair that the ID Card fees should be the same for children and for adults. The ID Card’s fee structure among other things is particularly rough and unfair on NRNs with children. We believe the fees should be in line with the passport fees paid by Nepali citizens. The ID Card provision and related rules and procedures should be carefully reviewed as soon as possible and made more smooth, efficient and reasonable, if it is to be attractive and useful to the largest number of NRNs and if its purpose is not to be defeated. In keeping with its standing offer and practice, NRNA will work with the Government in this context. Indeed, NRNA has already taken a constructive step by setting up an NRN Card Monitoring Team, whose work can be expected to help in improving the Card provision and its implementation.
Recommendation NRNs seek the opportunity to contribute to the construction of a new Nepal. Provision of dual citizenship rights will encourage FNNOs, and NRNs in general, to be active partners in the transformational process of the country. It will help NRNs and their children and grandchildren to maintain or promote closer ties with Nepal and preserve and take pride in their rich heritage. Dual citizenship for NRNs will also serve the interest of Nepal and its people. Nepal has nothing to lose but everything to gain by providing dual citizenship rights to NRNs. Nepal needs NRNs, NRNs need Nepal; dual citizenship nurtures the natural bond. We fervently hope the national legislature and the Government of Nepal recognize these facts and keep building on what has already been done for NRNs and their near and dear ones in Nepal. At the same time as NRNA vigorously pursues its dual citizenship goal, it strongly urges the Constituent Assembly, the Legislature Parliament and the Government of Nepal to give serious and immediate consideration to taking the following three practical and meaningful steps. NRNs stand ready as always to work closely with the Constituent Assembly and the government to realize these steps.
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When introduced in 1999 CE, the PIO Card’s fee was US$1,000 and had a validity of 20 years. In 2002, however, the fee was reduced to US$365 for adults and US$185 for applicants under the age 18 and the validity to 15 years. Information retrieved from http://www.cgisf.org/releases/pio_press.html
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NRNA Position Paper on Dual Citizenship
(1) Amend the Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 [2006 CE] to (a) drop the provision that requires FNNOs or NRNs to automatically lose or are forced to involuntarily renounce Nepali citizenship upon voluntary acquisition of a foreign citizenship; (b) allow FNNOs who held citizenship under the current Citizenship Act of Nepal 2063 [2006 CE] or the Citizenship Act of 2019 [1962 CE] or any preceding citizenship laws of Nepal to keep their Nepali citizenship or reacquire it in the prescribed manner; (c) end, retroactively, the gender-based discrimination against the children of Nepali female citizens married to foreign citizens in granting citizenship by descent, as well as the discrimination against foreign nationals married to Nepali female citizens and wishing to acquire Nepali citizenship by naturalization; and (d) provide for FNNOs, their spouse, their mother or father, grandmother or grandfather, their children, grandchildren or great grandchildren to keep their Nepali citizenship, granted under the citizenship law of 2008 [1952 CE] or any of the subsequent laws, or acquire it by descent or naturalization as the case may be. (2) The new constitution should include provision for dual citizenship for FNNOs who or whose spouse, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren or great grandchildren, held Nepali citizenship under the Nepali citizenship law of 2008 [1952 CE] or any of the subsequent laws. If this is somehow impractical or impossible at this time, the new constitution should include the following two provisions: (a) The grant, acquisition, loss or termination of citizenship and other necessary arrangements shall be in accordance with the prevalent laws of Nepal (same as Part 2, Article 10, of the current Interim Constitution). (b) Notwithstanding the provision in 2(a) above, no Nepali citizen shall be required to automatically lose or involuntarily relinquish his or her Nepali citizenship, whether acquired under the citizenship law of 2008 [1952 CE] or any of the subsequent laws, because he or she acquired foreign citizenship. (3) Review the NRN ID Card provision and its implementation in its entirety to make it more useful, meaningful and accessible to the majority of NRNs, and make its terms, fee structure, process and procedures more smooth, efficient, reasonable and user-friendly.
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NON-RESIDENT NEPALI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL OF PATRONS Chief Patron Patron Patron
Dr. Upendra Mahato Mr. Ram Pratap Thapa Mr. Bhim Udas
upn@rubin.ru thapa@web.de bhim.udas@gmail.com
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION COUNCIL OFFICE BEARERS (2009-11) Mr. Dev Man Hirachan President dmhirachan@gmail.com Mr. Jiba Nath Lamichhane Vice President jibalamichhane@gmail.com Mr. Sagar Nepal Vice President smilenepal@gmail.com Mr. Ratan Jha General Secretary ratanjha@gmail.com Mr. Tenzi Sherpa Secretary tenzisherpa@hotmail.com Mr. Rameshwar Shah Treasurer rameshwar.shah.np@gmail.com Dr. Kumar Basnet Spokesperson basnet31@gmail.com REGIONAL COORDINATORS Dr. Ambika Prasad Adhikari Americas ambika.adhikari@gmail.com Capt. (Retd.) Hit Man Gurung Europe h_gurung@hotmail.com Mr. Ganesh Kumar Ijam Asia Pacific ganeshijam@gmail.com Mr. Goba Katuwal Oceania gobakatuwal@hotmail.com Mr. Badri Prasad Pandey Middle East badrip66@gmail.com Ms. Ranjana Udas Africa ranjanaudas@gmail.com DEPUTY REGIONAL COORDINATORS Mr. Bidur Ghimire Africa gbidur@gmail.com Mr. Mohammed Din Miya (Raju Sayed) Middle East mhdnpl@gmail.com Dr. Drona Prakash Rasali Americas drona.rasali@gmail.com Mr. Rudra Sharma Asia Pacific rudra32@hotmail.com Mr. Rabindra Man Shrestha Europe rabin1111@yahoo.com Mr. Tribhuwan Shrestha Oceania nepalnz@gmail.com Ms. Usha Sharma Ms. Ranju Thapa
WOMEN'S AFFAIRS Coordinator u-sharma@hotmail.de Deputy Coordinator ranju.thapa@gmail.com
Mr. Bhabani Oli Mr. Pukar Malla
YOUTH AFFAIRS Coordinator bhabani@oli.com.au Deputy Coordinator pukar_malla@hks11.harvard.edu
Dr. Raju Adhikari Mr. Harihar Aryal Mr. Sharda Baraily Dr. Devi Basnet Mr. Shankar P. Bhandari Mr. Janak Kumar Basnet Ms. Radha Basnyat Ms. Yasmin Begum
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INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION COUNCIL (Cont'd) MEMBERS Mr. Ram Bahadur Belbase Mr. Ram Bahadur Bhandari Mr. Mr. Bimal Prasad Dhakal Mr. Ganesh Dhakal Dr. Pramod Dhakal Mr. Lekhnath Dahal Dr. Krishna Hamal Mr. Makar Bahadur Hamal Mr. Lachhya Bahadur Gurung Mr. Sushil Gyanwali Mr. J. N. Gyawali Mr. Rajen Kandel Dr. Badri K.C. Ms. Sharmila K.C. Mr. Ram Lal Kandel Mr. Rajan Kunwar Mr. Sonam Lama Mr. P.S. Limboo Dr. Surendra Mahato Mr. Sanjay Mudbhary Mr. Shree Napit Mr. Kapil Neupane Mr. Krishna Prasad Pandey Dr. Sadhuram Pandey Mr. Kumar Panta Mr. Neelesh Man Pradhan Mr. Tej Prakash Pun Mr. Ganga Raj Rai Dr. Pujan Rai Ms. Sapila Rajbhandari Mr. Kishore Sapkota Mr. Yogendra Shahi Mr. Raju Shakya Dr. Hem Raj Sharma Mr. Ashish Sherchan Mr. Bhim Sherchan Mr. Arjun Kumar Shrestha Mr. Arun Kumar Shrestha Dr. Niraj Govinda Shrestha Mr. Rajendra Bahadur Shrestha Mr. Ramesh Shrestha Mr. Bijaya Thapa Mr. Chakra Thapa Mr. Kiran Bikram Thapa Dr. Suraj Bahadur Thapa
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Dr. Sudhir P. Timilsina Mr. Ramesh Twayana Mr. Pragyan Udas Mr. Udaya Raj Wagle Mr. Indra Ban Dr. Jugal Bhurtel Dr. Dev Kaji Dangol Mr. Kul Chandra Gautam Bishwa Kant Mainali, Esq. Prof. Surya Subedi Mr. Sharda Jung Thapa
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This official NRNA Position Paper on dual citizenship was printed with voluntary financial contribution received from members of the NRNA Task Force on Dual Citizenship (TFDC).
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Mr. Ram Pratap Thapa
CHAIR Germany
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Capt. (Retd.) Hit Man Gurung
VICE CHAIR UK
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Mr. Bhaban Bhatta Ms. Kiran Kumari Bhattarai Dr. Jugal Bhurtel Dr. Dev Kaji Dangol Dr. Sharmila Gurung Mr. Bhim B. Karki Mr. Deepak Khadka Mr. Ram Babu Nepal Ms. Kabita Nirola
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Mr. Kul Chandra Gautam Ms. Kalpana Ghimire-Nourisson Mr. Dev Man Hirachan Mr. Naresh Koirala Dr. Upendra Mahato Bishwa Kant Mainali, Esq. Prof. Surya Subedi
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The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) was organized in October 2003 during the First Global Conference of Non-resident Nepalis in Kathmandu. It represents a global network of NRN National Coordination Councils, which are now 56, and other Nepali associations and organizations in various parts of the world. NRNA's objectives are to promote and protect the interests of NRNs in Nepal and abroad; foster coordination and co-operation among NRN communities worldwide; strengthen international support for Nepal and its people, products and services, trade and industry; attract and facilitate direct investments, financial and otherwise, in Nepal by NRNs and others for her development. With its motto of "for Nepali by Nepali," NRNA has completed, initiated or planned a number of charitable projects in Nepal. It is headquartered in Kathmandu, where it maintains its secretariat with local staff. NRNA organizes a Global Conference of NRNs every two years in Nepal and a Regional NRN Conference every alternate year at a different location. The Fourth Regional Conference is taking place in May 2010 in Houston, Texaz, USA, while the Fifth Global Conference is scheduled for October 2011.
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