Around 3,000 People Acquire Citizenship In Mother’s Name

Kathmandu, March 24: Two thousand nine hundred and forty-eight people have acquired citizenship in their mother's name since the enforcement of the Nepal Citizenship (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2082 BS.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has stated that this many citizens have obtained citizenship according to the new provisions so far after the regulations were issued. The Nepal Citizenship Regulations, which were amended for the fourth time, had been published in the Nepal Gazette.

The cabinet meeting held on December 26, 2025 had decided to approve the fourth amendment to the Nepal Citizenship Regulations. Rule 3 of the Nepal Citizenship Regulations, 2063 has been amended.

Similarly, rules 5, 7, 8 and 14 of the original regulations have been amended. Rule 16 (a) has been added to the original regulations while the schedule of the original regulations has been amended.

According to the new provisions, the Chief District Officer may provide naturalized Nepali citizenship after necessary investigation in cases where one parent has obtained Nepali citizenship by birth and the other parent has died without acquiring citizenship or the father's address is unknown, and in cases of children born abroad to a Nepali mother whose father's identity is not known but who reside permanently in Nepal.

As per the new provisions, in addition to the documents specified by the regulations, self-declaration will also be considered an important basis while issuing citizenship in the name of mother.