NRN ID

Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) ID card is issued by this Embassy to the Foreign Citizen of Nepali Origin and Nepali Citizen residing abroad for more than two years except in the SAARC countries. ID card for Foreign Citizen of Nepali Origin is issued valid for ten years and ID card issued for Nepali Citizen residing abroad is valid for two years. Please refer to NRN Act and NRN Rules below for detailed information. Embassy does not issue NRN Citizenship. NRN Citizenship is issued by concerned District Offices of Nepal.

Process for Applying NRN ID

1. Submitting Online Form First

• Visit the website: https://nrn.mofa.gov.np
• Click "Sign Up" and fill up your details and create your account (every applicant should have individual account)
• Click "Sign In"
• Click "Continue" under “नेपाली मुलको विदेशी नागरिक”
• Select “नेपाली राजदूतावास, क्यानवेरा”
• Select ID Card Type; For Example, select "New" if you are applying for the first time
• Fill up all the details of numbers 1 and 2 (To fill up detail of No. 2 click "add"), numbers 3,4,5 are optional
• Upload the following documents under "संलग्न कागजात"
  • Around 400×300 pixel wide Passport Size Photo - Mandatory
  • Signature (Sign on plain paper and make JPEG file)- Mandatory
  • Foreign Passport and Citizenship
  • Nepali Citizenship Certificate and Passport
• Submit your application clicking "Apply for Card" under "Card Request"
• Print out your duly filled application form from "पूर्वावलोकन" Section

2. After submitting Online Form, Send following document through post or in Person

1. Print out of duly filled online application
2. Evidence/certificate of Nepali Citizenship renunciation (Citizenship renunciation certificate is issued by the concerned District Administration Office of Nepal from where Citizenship was issued)
3. Copy of Foreign Citizenship Certificate
4. Copy of Foreign Passport
5. Copy of citizenship of any one of father/mother/grandfather/grandmother
6. Evidence of Business/Occupation/Employment (copy of business registration certificate, appointment letter etc.)
7. Two recent passport size photographs of the applicant
8. Postage paid self-addressed envelope with tracking number (preferably signature on delivery post for safe delivery)
9. Fee: AUD 770.00 (Payment can be made by sending Money Order/Bank Draft in the name of "Embassy of Nepal, Canberra")

Postal address:

Embassy of Nepal

P O Box -1070

Mawson, ACT 2607

Note:

• Please be advised that NRN ID cannot be issued in case of name change (different than Nepali Citizenship Certificate/Passport) except due to marriage.
• If you forget your password of your NRN Account, please make new account with another email ID.

Click below to know more about advantages of NRN ID

NRN Act

NRN Rules