Govt starts distribution of ID card to NRNs
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KATHMANDU, FEB 15 - The government on Monday formally started issuance of special identity cards the Non-Resident Nepalis (NRNs).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sujata Koirala handed over the card to Dev Man Hirachan, the president of NRN Association, and launched the distribution of cards to the NRNs.
Speaking at the Foreign Ministry in Kathmandu this afternoon, DPM Koirala urged the NRNs to contribute to the economic development of Nepal. She said the government was committed to take all possible measures to facilitate the activities undertake by them.
On behalf of the NRNs, Hirachan thanked the government for the distrubtion of the ID cards.
Who is NRN?
According to the NRN Act, those who have spent two years outside the SAARC region will be eligible for the NRN status. The ID cards will be valid up to ten years for people of Nepali origin who possess foreign passport and for two years for Nepali passport holders.
How to get the card?
Those who fall under the former category will have to pay USD 500 to secure the ID after providing the required documents, whereas the latter will have to pay USD 250.
According to NRN Regulation-2009, interested NRNs should provide full details of their proposed investment to the Foreign Ministry, which will later forward the proposal to the Department of Industry.
NRNs will get certificates mentioning their investment amount inside Nepal.
However, NRNs will have to pass through strict regulation to take profits back to the country from where they brought their investment. They have to submit all the details of their investment at the ministry prior to approval.
According to the regulation, NRNs can purchase two Ropani land inside Kathmandu Valley as well as eight Kattha within a municipality in Tarai districts.
Posted on: 2010-02-15 07:42
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