NRI Guidelines

NRI Guidelines

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Definition of an NRI

An Indian Citizen who stays abroad for employment / carrying on business or vacation outside India or stays abroad under circumstances indicating an intention for an uncertain duration of stay abroad is a non-resident (Persons posted in U.N. organizations and officials deputed abroad by Central/ State Government and Public Sector Undertakings on temporary assignments are also treated as non-resident). Non-resident foreign citizens of Indian Origin are treated on par with non-resident Indian citizens.

A person of Indian origin means an individual (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh or Sri Lanka or Afghanistan or China or Iran or Nepal or Bhutan) who

  • Holds an Indian Passport at any time, OR
  • Who or whose father or paternal grandfather was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955

A foreign citizen (other than a citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka or Nepal) is deemed to be of Indian origin if,

  • He holds an Indian passport at any time, OR
  • He or his father or paternal grand-father was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act,1955 ( 57 of 1955)
Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India by a person resident outside India. These FAQ’s have been prepared in order to address various issues relating to acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India by a person residing outside India under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. These FAQs seek to cover the broad spectrum of issues relating to acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India by a non-resident Indian (NRI) or a foreign national of Indian origin (PIO) or a foreign national of non-Indian origin as also by a person residing in India who is not a citizen of India
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Yes, the Reserve Bank has granted general permission to NRIs to acquire or dispose of NRI India Properties by way of gift from or to a relative who may be an Indian citizen or a person of Indian origin (PIO) whether resident in India or not.
Yes, under the general permission granted by the Reserve Bank, property other than agricultural land / farm house / plantation property can be acquired by NRIs provided the purchase consideration is met either out of inward remittances in foreign exchange through normal banking channels or out of funds from the purchaser’s NRE/FCNR accounts maintained with banks in India and a declaration is submitted to the Central Office of Reserve Bank in form IPI 7 within a period of 90 days from the date of purchase of the property/final payment of purchase consideration.
The Reserve Bank has granted some general permission to certain financial institutions providing housing finance, e.g. HDFC, LIC Housing Finance Ltd., etc. and authorized dealers to grant housing loans to NRI nationals for acquisition of a NRI house/flat for self-occupation subject to certain conditions. Criteria regarding the purpose of the loan, margin money and the quantum of loan will be at par with those applicable to resident Indians. Repayment of the loan should be made within a period not exceeding 15 years, out of inward remittance through banking channels or out of funds held in the investors’ NRE/FCNR/NRO accounts.