Civil Registry Nepal

Nata Kayam in Nepal 2026 — Relationship Certificate Guide

A 2026 (2083 BS) practitioner's guide to Nata Kayam (नाता कायम) relationship certification in Nepal — the legal mechanism for establishing kinship and family relationships under the National Civil Code 2074, the two operative routes (ward office for uncontested cases, District Court for disputed lineage or insufficient documents), the document set (citizenship certificates, birth certificates, family population card, photographs, ward recommendation), the ward office 1-to-2 day timeline and District Court weeks-to-months process, the DNA testing protocol where biological lineage is contested, the downstream uses (descent citizenship, inheritance and partition, property transfer, pension claims, school enrolment, NRN inheritance), and the appeal route through the higher courts.