NON RESIDENT INDIANS (NRIs) & OVERSEAS CITIZENS OF INDIA (OCIs) - STEPS TO INVESTING
PAN, KYC, BANK ACCOUNT
- To commence investing in India requires a PAN number.
- If you are already holding a PAN card it is applicable.
- If you do not have a PAN card apply using form 49AA.
- To make an investment for NRI/OCI, you must undergo one-time KYC process. You need to declare your residency detail as part of KYC.
- Additionally, you will need to have an NRI Bank account to enable any investment transaction. Banks dealing in foreign exchange can open an account for you. NRI has three options for such bank accounts: NRO, NRE AND FCNR.
TYPES OF BANK ACCOUNT
NRO:
- Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) account is a rupee based account mainly used for managing Indian income. It can include rent, dividend, or interest income. Typically you can deposit both rupee and foreign currency in NRO account, but the foreign currency is then converted into rupees. The interest income on this account is taxable. Further, an existing saving bank account can be converted into an NRO account.
NRE:
- Non-Resident External (NRE) account is also rupee based. The money from this account is freely repatriable. This account is primarily intended for income earned outside India. This account is primarily intended for income earned outside India. It does not permit for deposit of Indian currency (earned in India) but only foreign currency which is converted to Indian currency. NRE do not incur income tax.
FCNR:
- Foreign Currency Non Resident (FCNR) account is like a term deposit with fixed maturity period. It avoids the fluctuations in exchange rate. Interest earned is tax-free and fully repatriable.
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