before the handover, on 22 November 2006, a meeting took place between representatives of the Nepalese and British Governments to discuss aspects of Nepalese nationality law. Representatives from the Nepalese Ministries of Foreign and Home Affairs, the Nationality Directorate of the Home Office, the Consular Directorate of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and the Consular Section at the British Embassy in Nepal attended the meeting. Allegations of gender bias The citizenship law has been criticized as being gender biased as Nepalese mother has to declare in case the father was unidentified, but no such declarations are required in case of a Nepalese father. Travel freedom In 2016, Nepalese citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 37 countries and territories, ranking the Nepalese passport 98th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index. References External links Primary Laws 2015 Constitution of Nepal Nepal Citizenship Act 2006 Nepal Citizenship Regulations 2006 (In Nepali) Other links Department of Immigration, Nepal Nepal Citizenship Act 1964 Nepal women's rights law hailed, BBC News 31 May 2006 Law of Nepal Society of Nepal Foreign relations of Nepal Nepali nationality law