The government is preparing to move a new bill by amending the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 BS.

A bill to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 BS has been in the Parliament since 7 August 2018. To take this forward, Home Minister Bal Krishna and Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Bandi have held discussions with the ruling coalition partner CPN-Maoist Central Committee Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda).

There is a controversy in the Citizenship Bill over whether to grant naturalized citizenship immediately after marriage or only after a certain period to foreign nationals who come after marrying a Nepali citizen.

It is learned that some of the bills brought by the then KP Sharma Oli-led government need to be amended and consensus among the ruling parties is needed to discuss the technical issues of the bill .

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, there are currently 57 bills in the parliament. The government seems to be preparing to move forward by amending the provisions of the bills in the parliament at once.