Sabin Shrestha district administration office in the format prescribed in Schedule 7, including the following documents:62 i. A recommendation made by the local organisation concerned certifying the marriage to a Nepalese citizen. ii. Evidence proving that the applicant has initiated an application to renounce the foreign citizenship. 4. Rule No. 6 This provision states that applicants who have applied for citizenship by descent or by birth must be informed within seven days of the application if they are found to be ineligible to obtain the certificate.63 5. Rule No. 7 This rule applies to persons born to Nepalese women married to foreign citizens. Such applicants need to submit an application in the format prescribed in schedule 7 together with the following documents:64 i. A copy of the mother’s citizenship certificate. ii. A recommendation from the local organisation concerned certifying that the applicant was born in Nepal and has resided permanently in Nepal. iii. Evidence that the applicant has not obtained the citizenship of the foreign country through the foreign father. In such cases, the chief district officer of the district administration office can conduct further inquiries with the mayor of the municipality or chairperson of the village development committee concerned, and if satisfied the office will forward the application along with its opinion to the Ministry of Home Affairs.65 The final decision on citizenship will then be taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs.66 Sub-rule 5 provides the procedure for obtaining a citizenship certificate for persons born to naturalised citizens of Nepal prior to the citizen having acquired a naturalisation citizenship. In such cases, the applicant needs to submit an application to the district administration office along with a relationship certificate letter, a copy of the father or mother's citizenship certificate and a recommendation from the local organisation to prove that the applicant has been residing in Nepal.67 62 63 64 65 66 67 12 Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 5(1). Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 6. Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 7(1). Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 7(3). Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 7(4). Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2006, rule. 7(5). RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-CR 2017/8 - © 2017 Author