Five Individuals Receive Naturalized Citizenship Based on Nepali Mothers Following Legal Amendment

Hetauda. Five individuals with Nepali mothers and foreign fathers have received naturalized citizenship certificates from the District Administration Office, Makwanpur. Following the approval of the Nepal Citizenship (Fourth Amendment) Regulation, 2082, which amends the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063, by the Council of Ministers and its publication in the gazette, five individuals whose fathers are foreigners have obtained naturalized citizenship based on their mothers' names.

Mohanraj Joshi, Assistant Chief District Officer at the District Administration Office, informed that five individuals who had submitted the necessary documents for citizenship under the recent amendment to the Citizenship Act were provided naturalized citizenship based on their mothers' names.

He stated that the five recipients include three from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-11 Nawalpur, one from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-4, and one from Raksirang Rural Municipality. All five had been frequently visiting the District Administration Office seeking citizenship because they were unable to obtain it previously due to having foreign fathers, despite their mothers being Nepali citizens.

Assistant CDO Joshi mentioned that citizenship was granted to them after the amendment to the Citizenship Act. According to him, the Nepal Citizenship (Fourth Amendment) Regulation, which amends the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063, was implemented after its publication in the gazette.

Assistant CDO Joshi stated that the five individuals were granted citizenship in accordance with the latest citizenship regulation, which allows for citizenship to be issued based on the mother's name upon proof that the father is a foreigner.