Nepali nationality law

The Constitution of Nepal regulates provisions for Nepalese nationality in Articles 8, 9 and 10. The Nepal Citizenship Act 1964 was first promulgated on 28 February 1964 and provides for a single citizenship for the entire country to inherit Nepalese nationality. The Nepal Citizenship Act 2006Nepal Citizenship Act 2006(in Nepali) was enacted on 26 November 2006. It abolishj the 1964 Act and makes further provisions for acquisition and termination of Nepali citizenship and related matters. Nepalese citizenship is based on the principles of jus sanguinis or bloodline. Generally, a person born of parents who are citizens of Nepal will have a claim to citizenship of Nepal on the basis of descent and every minor found in Nepal whose parents’ whereabouts is not known will have a claim to citizenship of Nepal on the basis of descent until the whereabouts of the parents is known. NB: Prior to the passage of the Nepal Citizenship Act 2006 on 26 November 2006, Nepal citizenship was transmissible only through a Nepalese father. Since passage of the new Act, a Nepalese mother can transmit her citizenship to a child.