Rule 5: Valid period for Identity Card and Renewal

1) The identity card issued under Rule 4 shall remain valid for a maximum of ten years in case of a foreign citizen of Nepalese origin, and for a period of two years in case of a Nepalese citizen residing abroad, pursuant to sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Act.

2) A Non-resident Nepali, who intends to renew an identity card, shall submit an application to the chief of mission or secretary in the format prescribed in Schedule-6 prior to the expiry of the valid period of the identity card.

3) If an application is submitted pursuant to sub-rule (2), the chief of mission or secretary shall, upon collecting the fee prescribed in Schedule-4, renew the identity card without exceeding the period prescribed pursuant to sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Act at once.