Overseas Nepali

Overseas Nepalese

Total population
c. 4,232,980
Regions with significant populations
India	estimated 720,892 (2011 Census of Nepal) [1]
Malaysia	700,000
Qatar	746,917 [2]
Saudi Arabia	534,451 [2]
Burma	1,005,069
United Arab Emirates	654,905 [2]
Australia	331,830  (2020) [3]
United States	282,385
United Kingdom	204,000  (2018) [4]
Japan	200,148 [2]
Kuwait	101,193 [2]
Thailand	100,000 [5]
South Korea	73,148 [6]
Portugal	51,000 [7] [8] [9]
Bangladesh	39,988 [10]
Belgium	25,472 [2]
Canada	21,975 (2021)
Croatia	20,000 [11]
Bahrain	20,000 [12]
Oman	17,057 [2]
Mexico	16,500[ citation needed ]
Hong Kong	15,950 [13]
Fiji	10,000[1]
Germany	7,000 [14]
Brunei	6,000 [14]
Finland	5,012 [15]
Singapore	5,000 [2]
Sri Lanka	5,000
Israel	4,500
Poland	4,400
Spain	4,000 [14]
Denmark	4,000 [14]
New Zealand	3,630 (2018)[1]
China	3,500 [16]
Libya	3,064
Philippines	2,745 (2000 Philippines census)[1]
Italy	2,500[1]
France	2,000 [14]
Netherlands	2,000 [14]
Norway	2,000 [14]
Vietnam	2,000 [14]
Austria	1,250
Sweden	1,000 [14]
Switzerland	1,000 [14]
Czechia	1,000 [14]
Romania	1,000 [14]
Pakistan	1,000[1]
Bhutan	1,000 [14]
Taiwan	167 [17]
Russia	79 [18]
Languages
Nepali, Maithili, Nepal Bhasa and other Nepalese languages.
Religion
Hinduism  · Buddhism  · Christianity [19]  · Islam..KIRATI
Related ethnic groups
Nepalis (Nepalese), Madheshi (Nepalese)

Overseas Nepalese or Non-Resident Nepalese are either foreigners of Nepalese ancestry or Nepalis (citizens of Nepal) who live outside Nepal.

Under the Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007, Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) (Nepali : गैर आवासीय नेपाली, 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 (भूतपूर्व नेपाली नागरिक/"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 (नेपाली मूलको विदेशी नागरिक/"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 (आप्रवासी नेपाली/"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,(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 (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. ^[20] NRNs can also obtain ID Card which provides the rights to Free Visa, Investment, Property Purchase, and Repatriation in Nepal. ^[21]

Map of the Nepalese diaspora in the world

Notable persons

• Amrita Acharia, actress
• Amita Suman, Nepalese British actress
• Anish Giri, chess Grandmaster
• Anupama Aura Gurung, Miss Nepal
• Balram Chainrai, businessman
• Bhaskar Thapa, Nepali American architect
• Chandra Giri
• 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, 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

1. Thapa, Deepak (28 January 2018). "Counting heads". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
2. "Migration in Nepal: A Country Profile 2019". 2019-12-18.
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4. "Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom, excluding some residents in communal establishments, by sex, by country of birth, January 2018 to December 2018". Office for National Statistics. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020. Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95% confidence intervals.
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8. "Cerca de 50.000 nepaleses entraram em Portugal nos últimos anos". DN (in Portuguese). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
9. Lusa, Agência (16 March 2022). "Cerca de 50.000 nepaleses entraram em Portugal nos últimos anos". Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
10. "WHO appeals for international community support; warns of grave health risks to Rohingya refugees in rainy season - Bangladesh | ReliefWeb". 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.
11. "International Migrants Day - Nepalese Workers in Croatia". 18 December 2023.
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207171749/http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/socioeconomics/2015/08/bahrains-population-by-nationality archived from the original
13. "Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities" (PDF). Publications and Products of the 2006 Population By-census (xvi). Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong. 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
14. "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". 10 February 2014.
15. "Origin and background country by sex, by municipality, 1990–2021". Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
16. "Start Kathmandu-Guangzhou flight: NRNs Archived 20 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine ", The Himalayan Times, 30 May 2011.
17. "2023.12 Foreign Residents by Nationality". 內政部移民署. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
18. "Статистические сведения по миграционной ситуации". Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
19. "GtR". gtr.ukri.org. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
20. "NRN Citizenship in Nepal: A 2-Day Service - NRN Services & Consulting". nrnlawnepal.com. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
21. "NRN ID Card in Nepal: Reliable NRN Service in Nepal". nrnlawnepal.com. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

External links

• Non Resident Nepali Association
• Non Resident Nepali Association europe
• Non Resident Nepali Act, 2007