Non Resident Nepali

Non Resident Nepali NEED TO RE-WRITE

Regions with significant populations
India	8000000(2010)
Malaysia	400,000(2011)
Burma	400,000(2010)
Saudi Arabia	215,000(2010)
United Arab Emirates	125,000(2010)
Qatar	70,000(2010)
United States	59,490(2010)
United Kingdom	31,000(2009)
Australia	24,636(2011)
South Korea	20,908(2009)
Thailand	20,000(2010)
Japan	17,525(2011)
Hong Kong	15,950(2006)
Kuwait	12,000(2010)
Singapore	5,000(2010)
Oman	5,000(2010)
Germany	4,000(2010)
Canada	3,780(2006)
Languages
Nepali · Nepal Bhasa · Limbu · Gurung
Religion
Hinduism · Buddhism · Kirant Mundhum · Islam · Christianity

A Non Resident Nepali (NRN); (Nepali: गैर आवासीय नेपाली, Gair Aawasiya Nepali) is a citizen of Nepal who holds a Nepalese passport and has temporarily emigrated to another country for six months or more for employment, residence, education or any other purpose.

A person of Nepali origin is a person of Nepali origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Nepal or nations with Nepalese ancestry but is not a citizen of Nepal and is the citizen of another country. A 'person of Nepali origin might have been a citizen of Nepal and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.

Other terms with vaguely the same meaning are Overseas Nepali, Nepali origin and expatriate Nepali. In common usage, this often includes Nepali-born individuals (and also people of other nations with Nepalese ancestry) who have taken the citizenship of other countries.e Majority of the Non Resident Nepalese reside in India. As many as 8 million Nepalese left the county and migrated to India due to higher income and living standards in India and the political insurgency in Nepal. 50% of the remittances money to Nepal comes from India. Although the official figures are quite hard to get because of the migration from Nepal to India occurred for many centuries and still continuing and many original Nepalese lost their cultural identity and is a part of Indian cultural system. The bordering Indian states are considered once to be a part of Nepal and was lost during the partition of India by the British at the time of Independence. Nepalese migration to India contributed to a huge loss of working population although Nepal is benefiting economically from it.

According to the Non Resident Nepali Act, 2007 article II, the word 'Non Resident Nepali' does not include Nepali citizen or citizen of SAARC countries of Nepali descent living in SAARC countries. It further excludes the students and members and staffs of Nepali diplomatic mission staying in any foreign country.

The Non Resident Nepali Association was established by the conference held by 11–14 October 2003 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The fourth NRN global conference was held in 13–15 October 2009 in Kathmandu.

The mother tongue languages of Non Resident Nepali are Nepali, Nepal bhasa, Gurung and Limbu.

• • Activities**

NRN are opening business opportunities in Nepal by investing in various sectors such as banking, tourism, hotel, hydropower and many more.

Notable persons

• Aditya Jha, Businessman and Philanthropist.
• Anish Giri, Chess Prodigy.
• Dichen Lachman, Australian Actress
• Karishma Manandhar, Film Actress.
• Kiran Chetry, former CNN reporter.
• Payal Shakya, Miss Nepal
• Prabal Gurung, Fashion Designer.
• Samrat Upadhyay, Author.
• Shesh Ghale, Businessman.
• Udit Narayan Jha, Singer.
• Upendra Mahato, Businessman.

External links

• Non Resident Nepali Association
• Non Residen Nepali Act, 2007
• I am NRN