Overseas Nepali

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Overseas Nepalis

Total population
c. 6,732,980
Regions with significant populations
India	estimated 2,247,168 (2011 Census of India)[1]
Malaysia	700,000
Burma	505,069
Qatar	606,917[2]
Saudi Arabia	534,451[2]
United States	282,385
United Kingdom	204,000 (2018)[3]
Australia	331,830 (2020) [4]
United Arab Emirates	354,905[2]
Japan	200,148[2]
Kuwait	101,193[2]
South Korea	300,000 (2017)[5]
Portugal	100,000
Belgium	25,472[2]
Canada	14,385 (2016)
Singapore	7,000[2]
Oman	17,057[2]
Bhutan	242,000[1][2][3][4]
Germany	200,000
Thailand	100,000[1]
Fiji	10,000[1]
Sri Lanka	5,000
New Zealand	3,630 (2018)[1]
Philippines	2,745 (2000 Philippines census)[1]
Italy	2,500[1]
Austria	1,250
Bangladesh	1,100[1][unreliable source?]
Pakistan	1,000[1]
Israel	4,500
Languages
Nepali, Maithili, Nepal Bhasa and other Nepalese languages.
Religion
Hinduism · Buddhism · Christianity[6] · Islam..KIRATI
Related ethnic groups
Madhesi Nepalese and Nepalis (Nepalese)

Overseas Nepalis or Non-Resident Nepalis are either foreigners of Nepalese ancestry or Nepalis (citizens of Nepal) who live outside the South Asian nation of Nepal.

Under the Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007, Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) (Nepali: गैर आवासीय नेपाली, Gair Aawasiya Nepali) means the following:

(a) A person who currently holds citizenship of Nepal, who may or may not have acquired a citizenship of another country or countries, who currently does not reside in Nepal for any reason.

(b) A former Nepali citizen (भूतपूर्व नेपाली नागरिक/"Bhutpurba Nepali Nāgarik") means a person who once held Nepali citizenship (By birth, ancestry blood rights or by other means) and has denounced (legally) his/her Nepali citizenship.

(c) Foreign citizen of Nepali origin (नेपाली मूलको विदेशी नागरिक/"Nepali Mulko Bideshi Nāgarik") means a person who him/herself or whose father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was/were a citizen of Nepal at any time and has subsequently acquired the citizenship of any other foreign country other than a member country of the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC).

(d) Nepali citizen residing abroad (आप्रवासी नेपाली/"Aaprabashi Nepali") means a Nepali citizen who has been residing in any foreign country for at least two years by doing any profession, occupation, business and employment except a Nepali citizen residing in a member country of SAARC or serving in a diplomatic mission or consulate situated in a foreign country under the assignment of the Government of Nepal.

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

The majority of non-resident Nepalis reside in India.

The Non-Resident Nepali Association was established by the conference held by 11–14 October 2003 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The seventh NRNA global conference was held on 14–17 October 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The mother tongue languages of Non Resident Nepalis are नेपाली, Nepal Bhasa,(Newari), Tharu, various Kirat languages, Limbu, Gurung, Magar, Maithili and Bhojpuri.