Nepal/India: Information on whether a person can be a citizen of both Nepal and India and under what circumstances
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ27844.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nepal/India: Information on whether a person can be a citizen of both Nepal and India and under what circumstances, 1 October 1997, ZZZ27844.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6f20.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
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The following information was provided to the DIRB in a 23 September 1997 telephone interview with an official at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Nepal in Washington, DC. Nepal does not recognize dual citizenship. A Nepalese citizen must renounce his or her Nepalese citizenship if he or she accepts any non-Nepalese citizenship, and a non-Nepalese citizen must renounce his or her non-Nepalese citizenship before accepting Nepalese citizenship.
For more information on Nepalese and Indian law regarding citizenship, please see the Nepal Citizenship Act, the Nepal Citizenship (Fifth Amendment) Act, and India's Citizenship Act in REFLEG, accessible through REFWORLD (the UNHCR database). For information on Indian law regarding dual citizenship, please see Responses to Information Requests IND25917.E of 24 December 1996 and IND18871.E of 2 November 1994.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Embassy of the Kingdom of Nepal, Washington, DC. 23 September 1997. Telephone interview with an official.
