Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Nepali parent
Birth to Nepali parent(s) creates nationality. There is no general jus soli granting citizenship to children of foreign parents born in Nepal.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Nepali citizenship by descent through a Nepali parent
A person acquires citizenship by descent where a parent is a Nepali citizen; the cleanest route is where both mother and father are Nepali citizens.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization as the spouse of a citizen
The foreign wife of a Nepali man may acquire nationality on marriage (on initiating renunciation of her foreign citizenship).
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after about fifteen years residence
Ordinary naturalization requires roughly fifteen years of residence plus Nepali-language ability, renunciation of other citizenship, and good character; grant is discretionary and naturalized citizens face constitutional limits on high office.