Overseas Nepalese or Non-Resident Nepalese are either foreigners of Nepalese ancestry or

Nepalis Nepali or Nepalese () are the permanent citizens of Nepal under Nepali nationality law. The term ''Nepali'' strictly refers to ''nationality'', meaning people holding citizenship of Nepal. Conversely, people without Nepalese citizenship but wi ...

(citizens of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

) who live outside the South Asian nation of

. Under the Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007, Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) (, ''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 (/"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 (/"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 (/"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. The mother tongue languages of Non Resident Nepalis are नेपाली,

Nepal Bhasa Newar (; , ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. The language is known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhas ...

,(Newari), Tharu, various Kirat languages,

Limbu Limbu may refer to: * Limbu people, an indigenous tribe living in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan ** Limbu language, their Sino-Tibetan language *** Limbu script **** Limbu (Unicode block) * Rambahadur Limbu Rambahadur Limbu, (; 8 July 1939 � ...

, Gurung, Magar, Maithili and

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri may refer to: * Bhojpuri language, an Indo-Aryan language of India and Nepal * Bhojpuri grammar, grammatical rules of the language * Bhojpuri nouns, nouns of the language * Bhojpuri people, people who speak the language * Bhojpuri region ...

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 (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. NRNs can also obtain ID Card which provides the rights to Free Visa, Investment, Property Purchase, and Repatriation in Nepal. Map of the Nepali Diaspora in the World

Notable persons

Amrita Acharia Amrita Acharia (, also spelled Acharya) is a British actress of Nepalese Ukrainian origins. She is best known for her roles as Irri in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' and as Dr. Ruby Walker in the ITV series '' The Good Karma Hospital''. ...

, actress * Amita Suman, Nepalese British actress *

Anish Giri Anish Kumar Giri (; ; born 28 June 1994) is a Dutch chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance. It is played on ...

, chess Grandmaster * Anupama Aura Gurung, Miss Nepal * Balram Chainrai, businessman * Bhaskar Thapa, Nepali American architect *

Chandra Giri Chandra (), also known as Soma (), is the Hindu god Lunar deity, of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions). Etymology ...

* Daya Vaidya, actress * Deepak Shimkhada * Dichen Lachman, Australian actress * Dipprasad Pun, military * Dona Sarkar, * Drona Prakash Rasali, * Gaurika Singh, swimmer * Hemant Mishra * Jal Shah * Jamuna Gurung, entrepreneur, philanthropist * Jassita Gurung, Actress * Jiba Lamichhane, businessman, writer * Kiran Chetry, former CNN reporter * Lachhiman Gurung, Victoria Cross recipient, British Indian Army * Lujendra Ojha, scientist * Manjushree Thapa, Canadian writer *

Manisha Koirala Manisha Koirala (; born 16 August 1970) is a Nepali people, Nepalese actress who works in Cinema of India, Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil. Born to the politically prominent Koirala family, she is the daughter of ...

, Bollywood film actress * Payal Shakya, Miss Nepal * Prabal Gurung, fashion designer * Ram Pratap Thapa, Nepali German diplomat * Resh Marhatta, actor in Nepali film industry * Samrat Upadhyay, author * Santosh Shah, chef * Sanu Sharma, Nepalese Australian writer * Shesh Ghale, businessman * Siddharth Koirala, Bollywood and Nepali film actor * Sipora Gurung, Volleyball Player * Shriya Shah-Klorfine * Sofia Shah, Danish * Sudarshan Gautam * Teriya Magar, Dancer * Upendra Mahato, businessman & politician

References

External links

Non Resident Nepali Association

Non Resident Nepali Association europe

Non Resident Nepali Act, 2007
{{Nepalese diaspora Demographics of Nepal Society of Nepal