Descendants of Dammam people have lived in China for 200 years. Why were they not forgotten until 2003?

Because they originally belonged to the descendants of Nepalese, Nepal refused to recognize their citizenship because they had left Nepal for a long time. Until 2003, China amended the law and accepted Dammam as a citizen of China. Dammam people are not from a single country, but a group that has never been recognized by any country in the world. The reason why they are not recognized and have no nationality is actually very simple, because their group affiliation is very unclear and it is impossible to prove which country they belong to.

Dammam is a descendant of Nepalese, but they have always lived in China. At that time, the laws of all countries were not perfect, so no country recognized Dammam's national identity. They have been living in the world as stateless people. Because their ancestors were Nepalese, but because their ancestors failed to return to Nepal and settle in China, they have been living in China and have children who are native to China. But they can't have the citizenship of China, because their ancestors were not citizens of China, and they didn't have the citizenship of China in previous dynasties.

As a stateless person, there are many inconveniences in life, especially going out to other countries. Therefore, the China government has been trying to solve the problem of Dammam's identity, and it was not until the immigration law was amended in 2003 that they were formally incorporated into China nationality.

After becoming a citizen of China, Dammam people are no longer troubled by the problem of statelessness. Daman people belong to the most special group in China. However, after the amendment of the immigration law, this group no longer worried about having no nationality, and since then they have acquired China nationality.