īTo the Constitution Recommendation Task Force" On Dual Citizenship for Non-Resident Nepali
Prakash Bom
February 16, 2009
Argument: Why should NRN have dual citizenship provision in a new constitution of Nepal? There have been many street views of fellow Nepali published in Kathmandu local news papers against NRNīs demand for dual citizenship provision with their own repressing notion of politics and depressing personal envy.
Evidence: However, the estimated data reflects that 17.4% of total GDP of Nepal depends on 2.5 million Nepali migrantsī remittance employed in other countries than India. Therefore, to think that NRN does not have any contribution in this pool for fellow Nepali is nothing but to envy oneīs own nourished blood with the hell of ignorance.
Reasoning: Therefore, it is thoughtless and irresponsibility on the part of those fellow Nepali citizens who oppose dual citizen provision to NRN. In my opinion whether such a fellow Nepali resident be politician or intellectual or communist or democrat or member of Constituent Assembly or ordinary citizen is indeed anti-nationalistic.
For the nation from the global prospective it is a must to introduce the dual citizenship provision for NRN that can bring substantial investment in the country. In a decade there will be at least tens of thousands retiring NRN from developed nations and if dual citizenship Nepal provides to NRN then just as other South Asian natives NRN will prefer to retire in Nepal.
The prototype document of constitutional processes to set dual citizenship provision for NRN:
Here is how India Parliament implemented dual citizenship for Non-Resident Indians: "The Indian Parliament passed dual Citizenship BILL unanimously in December 2003.
The Prospect: There has been persistent demand and expectations for dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and few other countries. The grant of dual citizenship was intended to remove for those who have taken foreign passports, the obstacle in travel to and from India, permit investment in business ventures and foster a greater sense of belonging. This provision is an incentive for people to relate themselves with India, to make investments, to make technology transfer and such like things.
The concept: The dual citizenship, now phrased as Overseas Citizenship, will grant overseas citizenship to persons of Indian origin belonging to certain countries as well as Indian citizens who may take up the citizenship of these countries in future. At present this facility is being extended to PIOs of 16 specified countries, namely, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States of America.
Eligibility and procedures: The Central Government on application made in this behalf may register any person as an overseas citizen of India if: (a) That person is of Indian origin of full age and capacity, who is a citizen of a specified country; (b) that a person is of full age and capacity who has obtained the citizenship of a specified countries on or after the commencement of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 and who was a citizen of India immediately before such commencement; (c). Person registered as an overseas citizen of India shall be an overseas citizen of India as from the date on which he is so registered."
Conclusion: All most all South Asian nations benefit from their non-resident citizens of South Asian origins under their dual-citizenship constitutional provision. It is only Nepal, which is deprived of, and now it is the time to take the advantage of its non-resident fellow citizen of Nepali origins from the developed nations of the world.
The provision will help thrive the multiparty democracy with global sense of responsibility of all fellow Nepali and will provide investment supports to the economic developments in many ways. The government of Nepal ought to see this clearly that how significant the dual-citizenship provision is and how both NRN and nation can benefit from such constitutional provision. Therefore, it must recommend the provision to new constitution of Nepal to include NRNS in democratic and nation building process as native fellow citizens of Nepali origin.
NRN must secure the rights of dual citizenship with all other constitutional rights voting rights, property rights, investment rights, employment rights, inheritance rights, and so on. The Constitution Recommendation Task Force must take this issue seriously to set dual citizenship constitutional provision for NRN in new constitution of Nepal to include NRN as native fellow citizens of Nepali origin.
To: Girija Gautam & Suman Timsina
Khagendra Chetry, Coordinator
On behalf of the Constitution Recommendation Task Force
NAC-NRNA NCC America
nrnnacc@gmail.com
Evidence: However, the estimated data reflects that 17.4% of total GDP of Nepal depends on 2.5 million Nepali migrantsī remittance employed in other countries than India. Therefore, to think that NRN does not have any contribution in this pool for fellow Nepali is nothing but to envy oneīs own nourished blood with the hell of ignorance.
Reasoning: Therefore, it is thoughtless and irresponsibility on the part of those fellow Nepali citizens who oppose dual citizen provision to NRN. In my opinion whether such a fellow Nepali resident be politician or intellectual or communist or democrat or member of Constituent Assembly or ordinary citizen is indeed anti-nationalistic.
For the nation from the global prospective it is a must to introduce the dual citizenship provision for NRN that can bring substantial investment in the country. In a decade there will be at least tens of thousands retiring NRN from developed nations and if dual citizenship Nepal provides to NRN then just as other South Asian natives NRN will prefer to retire in Nepal.
The prototype document of constitutional processes to set dual citizenship provision for NRN:
Here is how India Parliament implemented dual citizenship for Non-Resident Indians: "The Indian Parliament passed dual Citizenship BILL unanimously in December 2003.
The Prospect: There has been persistent demand and expectations for dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and few other countries. The grant of dual citizenship was intended to remove for those who have taken foreign passports, the obstacle in travel to and from India, permit investment in business ventures and foster a greater sense of belonging. This provision is an incentive for people to relate themselves with India, to make investments, to make technology transfer and such like things.
The concept: The dual citizenship, now phrased as Overseas Citizenship, will grant overseas citizenship to persons of Indian origin belonging to certain countries as well as Indian citizens who may take up the citizenship of these countries in future. At present this facility is being extended to PIOs of 16 specified countries, namely, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States of America.
Eligibility and procedures: The Central Government on application made in this behalf may register any person as an overseas citizen of India if: (a) That person is of Indian origin of full age and capacity, who is a citizen of a specified country; (b) that a person is of full age and capacity who has obtained the citizenship of a specified countries on or after the commencement of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 and who was a citizen of India immediately before such commencement; (c). Person registered as an overseas citizen of India shall be an overseas citizen of India as from the date on which he is so registered."
Conclusion: All most all South Asian nations benefit from their non-resident citizens of South Asian origins under their dual-citizenship constitutional provision. It is only Nepal, which is deprived of, and now it is the time to take the advantage of its non-resident fellow citizen of Nepali origins from the developed nations of the world.
The provision will help thrive the multiparty democracy with global sense of responsibility of all fellow Nepali and will provide investment supports to the economic developments in many ways. The government of Nepal ought to see this clearly that how significant the dual-citizenship provision is and how both NRN and nation can benefit from such constitutional provision. Therefore, it must recommend the provision to new constitution of Nepal to include NRNS in democratic and nation building process as native fellow citizens of Nepali origin.
NRN must secure the rights of dual citizenship with all other constitutional rights voting rights, property rights, investment rights, employment rights, inheritance rights, and so on. The Constitution Recommendation Task Force must take this issue seriously to set dual citizenship constitutional provision for NRN in new constitution of Nepal to include NRN as native fellow citizens of Nepali origin.
To: Girija Gautam & Suman Timsina
Khagendra Chetry, Coordinator
On behalf of the Constitution Recommendation Task Force
NAC-NRNA NCC America
nrnnacc@gmail.com
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