Citizenship Certificate

Every citizen of Nepal shall be entitled to obtain a citizenship certificate. The Government shall maintain records of all citizens.

Every Nepali citizen has the RIGHT to get a citizenship certificate — the government cannot deny it to eligible people. The government must maintain citizen records. This sounds simple but is deeply political in Nepal: millions of people (especially in the Terai/Madhesh and women married to foreigners) have faced delays or denials in getting citizenship, affecting their right to vote, own property, and access services.

प्रत्येक नेपाली नागरिकलाई नागरिकता प्रमाणपत्र पाउने अधिकार। सरकारले नागरिकताको अभिलेख राख्नुपर्छ।