Nepalese diaspora


Nepalese Diaspora or Non-Resident Nepalese are people of Nepalese ancestry or Nepalis who live abroad with different professions.
The Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007, has defined '''Non-Resident Nepali who currently reside out of Nepal for any reason.
Nepali citizen residing abroad 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 foreign country under the assignment of the Government of Nepal. Or a 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.
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.
The mother tongue languages of Non Resident Nepalis are Nepali, Newari, Tharu, various Kirat languages, Limbu, Gurung, Magar, Maithili and Bhojpuri.

Activities

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 Regulations 2080. According to the Act, Non-Resident Nepalis can acquire Non-Resident Nepali Citizenship as per Rule 8 of the Regulation. NRNs can also obtain ID Card which provides the rights to Free Visa, Investment, Property Purchase, and Repatriation in Nepal. A significant amount of Permits for overseas employment have been issued in recent time for Nepalese citizens. This promotes immigration for a large part of the population to find work and higher levels of education or escaping political instability in the country, being major reasons for Nepalese immigrants to migrate in the first place.

Notable persons