supposedly they can. Anyway Gurkhas has already been helping Nepal. Did you know that income source from the Gurkhas is very important to Nepal. It is only second after tourism to bring in foreign revenue to Nepal. But i guess not for very long. As long as nepal detoriate and does not improve, Gurkhas and their families are now relocting to other parts of the world. Gurkhas now can get UK citizenship and so they won't be returning to Nepal once they retired as did previous Gurkhas. Jai Gurkhas