Relationship verification certificate (Nepali and English)
नाता प्रमाणित
Responsible office
Ward office (all 6,743 wards)
वडा कार्यालय
01 · Before you apply
Essential information
Legal basis
Local Government Operation Act 2074 (स्थानीय सरकार सञ्चालन ऐन, २०७४) - ward committee duties, including certifications and recommendations (section number not re-verified in this research); fee set by each local level's Finance Act 2083 (e.g. Kathmandu Metropolitan City Finance Act 2083, in force from Shrawan 1, 2083).
Fee information as of
Pokhara: 2018 service page (latest found); FY 2083/84 not confirmed
Source updated
2018-12-28 AD (Pokhara ward-service page); no FY 2083/84 fee found
Data confidence
low
02 · Prepare
Documents you need
Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.
- Application (निवेदन) to the ward, with a copy of the document that proves the relationship (Pokhara)
- Copy of each claimant's citizenship certificate (नागरिकता प्रमाणपत्रको प्रतिलिपि)
- Copy of the death registration certificate (मृत्यु दर्ता प्रमाणपत्र), when the relationship is to a deceased person
- Copy of the deceased person's citizenship certificate, when applicable
- Copy of the birth registration certificate (जन्म दर्ता) for any claimant who is a minor
- Migration certificate (बसाइँसराइ प्रमाणपत्र), if a claimant moved in from another place
- 4 passport-size photos of the claimants (Pokhara)
- Local inquiry record (सर्जमिन मुचुल्का), prepared at the ward; plus a local police inquiry record if required
- For the English version, or for relationships between living relatives: Not published - confirm at the office
03 · At the office
Step-by-step process
- 1
Gather the documents for your case (relationship to a deceased person, or between living relatives).
- 2
Go to your ward office (वडा कार्यालय) and hand in the application with the document copies at the relevant desk (सम्बन्धित फाँट).
- 3
Staff check the documents and, where needed, hold a local inquiry (सर्जमिन) in which local people confirm the relationship.
- 4
If you need an English version, ask the ward whether it issues one and what it costs; this was not published online for the cities checked.
- 5
Pay the service fee at the ward and keep the receipt.
- 6
The ward chair, a ward member or the ward secretary signs the certificate or recommendation.
- 7
Collect it and check every name, date and number against your citizenship certificate before leaving.
04 · Cost
Fees and charges
Relationship to a deceased person (मृतक संगको नाता प्रमाणित)
From Pokhara's ward-service page posted 2018-12-28; the FY 2083/84 amount is not confirmed.
Pokhara Rs 300
Relationship verification, Nepali (KMC, Lalitpur)
Varies by local level; set by each city's Finance Act 2083, whose schedule was not found online.
Not published - confirm at the office
Relationship verification, English version
No English-version fee was found for any named local level.
Not published - confirm at the office
Exemption example (FY 2083/84)
Mahabu Finance Act 2083, s.16. The Act does not say exactly which recommendations count as 'general'.
Mahabu RM (Dailekh): general recommendations (सामान्य सिफारिस) free for persons with disabilities and senior citizens
06 · Read carefully
Important notes
- Fees vary by local level and are reset every year by the local Finance Act. The only published figure found (Pokhara, Rs 300) dates from 2018.
- Pokhara lists a separate service for relationship to a deceased person. For living relatives and the English version, confirm the documents and fee at the ward.
- Bhimeshwor Municipality publishes a template for the application and the certificate (not reviewed in detail).
- No online application was found; expect to go to the ward in person.
08 · Verification