Nepalese diaspora

Nepalese diaspora or non-resident Nepalese are people of Nepalese ancestry or Nepalis who live abroad with different professions.

The Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007, has defined Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) (Nepali: गैर आवासीय नेपाली, as person of Nepali origin (By birth, ancestry blood rights or by other means) who currently reside out of Nepal for any reason.

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 foreign country under the assignment of the Government of Nepal. Or a 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. 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 Nepali, Newari, Tharu, various Kirat languages, Limbu, Gurung, Magar, Maithili and Bhojpuri.