If you are a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) or a Person of Indian Origin (PIO), you can open, hold and maintain (without permission from the Reserve Bank of India) following types of accounts with an authorised dealer in India i.e. a bank authorised to deal in foreign exchange:
a) Non-Resident (Ordinary) Rupee Account – NRO Account
b) Non-Resident (External) Rupee Account – NRE Account
c) Foreign Currency Non Resident (Bank) Account – FCNR (B) Account
Tabular Analysis of Repatriability of Balance held in NRO A/c. to NRE A/c. or for remittance abroad
| Repatriability –
Principal i.e. Balance in NRO Account (other than Interest received on NRO Account) |
Not repatriable (except as per following list which can be repatriable)
1. Current income like rent, dividend, pension etc. and 2. Remittances indicated under “Repatriation of NRO Funds”) i.e. Authorised Dealers can allow remittance/s upto USD 1 million (per financial year) of, (2.1) Balances in NRO accounts Where the remittance is to be made from the balances held in the NRO account, the Authorised Dealer should obtain an undertaking from the account holder stating that “the said remittance is sought to be made out of the remitter’s balances held in the account arising from his/ her legitimate receivables in India and not by borrowing from any other person or a transfer from any other NRO account and if such is found to be the case, the account holder will render himself/ herself liable for penal action under FEMA” (2.2) Sale proceeds of assets ‘Remittance of assets’ means remittance outside India of funds representing a deposit with a bank or a firm or a company of: 1. provident fund balance 2. superannuation benefits 3. amount of claim or maturity proceeds of Insurance policy 4. sale proceeds of a) shares, b) securities, c) immovable property or d) any other asset held in India In the case of repatriation of sale proceeds of immovable property by NRIs/PIOs, ADs can allow repatriation thereof even if the immovable property was held by the NRIs/PIOs for less than 10 years provided the cumulative period of holding of the immovable property in India and retention of the sale proceeds of the property in the NRO Account is not less than 10 years |
| Repatriability – Interest of NRO Account | Freely repatriable |
| Rupee Loans in India against Security of the funds held in the account to :
a) Account holder b) Third Party |
Permitted |
| Foreign currency loans outside India against security of the funds held in the account to :
a) Account holder b) Third Party |
Not-Permitted |
| Permissible Credits to NRO A/c. | a) Inward remittances from outside India,
b) legitimate dues in India and c) transfers from other NRO accounts d) Rupee gift/ loan made by a resident to a NRI/ PIO relative within the limits prescribed under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme may be credited to the latter’s NRO account. |
| Permissible Debits to NRO A/c. | The account can be debited for the purpose of
a) Local payments, b) Transfers to other NRO accounts or c) Remittance of current income abroad. Apart from these, balances in the NRO account cannot be repatriated abroad Except:- a) by NRIs and PIOs up to USD 1 million, subject to conditions specified in Foreign Exchange Management (Remittance of Assets) Regulations, 2016. b) Funds can be transferred to NRE account within this USD 1 Million facility. |
| Documents required for Transfer/Remittance | 1. Undertaking/Declarations required under FEMA law (get format from your bank)
2 Certificate from Chartered Accountant in India |
| Taxation of Incomes of Non Residents Indians (NRIs) | Refer following Article published by me on Taxguru.in
https://taxguru.in/income-tax/income-tax-resident-indians-nri.html |
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Whether Certificate from Chartered Accountant in India, as per form15CB, as applicable, will be required for taxable remittance or there is any other certificate required from Chartered Accountant from remittance of funds from NRO to NRE Account.
I am an NRI settled in Canada with Canadian Passport and OCI card hold Five NRO and NRE accounts with five different Banks. Get Pension from employer Oriental Insurance Co.ltd and is only source of income besides previous savings. Pension is credited in Central Bank of India is it repatriable
.02 The Reserve Bank of India has removed the requirement of minimum holding period of 3 years. Accordingly, every case of sale of house property irrespective of period of holding will be eligible for repatriation benefits. (of course restrictions of repatriation of 2 residential properties only continues).
If the immovable property is held for more than 10 years,then sale proceeds of such property will be eligible for repatriation upto US $ 1mn. subject to payment of applicable taxes.
[stipulation of holding of for at least ten years is omitted w.e.f. 29.6.2002.]
This is from Femaonline
Is holding period still 10 years or abolished
DO WE HAVE TO FILE FORM 15CA & 15CB FOR TRANSFERING FUNDS FROM NRO A/C TO NRE A/C OF THE SAME PERSON. PLEASE CLARIFY. IF YES , ONLY PART D OF 15CA NEEDS TO BE FILED? PLEASE ANSWER AT YOUR EARLIEST
can NRO account holder can transfer money from India to dubai in her nri account of rs33 lacs without filing form 15CA or 15CB
Thanks for quick response.
I am US Citizen and would contact the Bank during my next visit to India.
I hold Term Deposits in India under NRO Account with scheduled Bank in India
These money is from sale of my Home in India. The property was sold in year 2005.
Please let me know how shall I proceed ?
DO I need legal assistance ? or Is this do it self?
I would appreciate your response.
Thanks.