Repatriation
Repatriation is the transfer of funds from India to your account overseas. If you are planning to buy a property in India with your overseas funds then the funds can be remitted to your Indian account. And while selling the property, the funds can be transferred to your account overseas.
Ways for Repatriation:
NRI accounts-
- RFC account (Resident Foreign account): This account is available for those Indians who are permanently returning back to India.
- NRE (Non-Resident External Account) account (Savings/Current/ Fixed Deposits): This does not require prior permission from RBI. Many banks offer this facility.
- FCNR (Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account) (Deposits): FCNR Deposits are fully repatriable and the entire deposit is exempted from tax.
- NRO account Non-Resident Ordinary Account(Savings): NRO deposits are not repatriable (principal) except on current NRI income like rent, dividend, pension, etc. and remittances indicated under "Repatriation of NRO Funds" only after payment of taxes due in India. Interest is freely repatriable.
Terms and conditions for Repatriation:
- Repatriation should be done via 'authorized person'.
- Income earned out of interest, dividends, rent, from any type of deposit, investment or properties is allowed for repatriation.
- Property against which remittance is sought should be acquired in accordance with the provisions of foreign exchange law in force and should be according to the laws.
- Repatriation is allowed only after obtaining special permission of the Reserve Bank of India on specific reasons such as adversity and subject to conditions as specified in the permission.
- Documentary evidence in support of acquiring the funds proposed to be remitted should be produced.
Legacy and Bequest:
- NRIs/PIOs are permitted to repatriate the funds held in their NRO A/c up to US $ 100,000 a year where sale proceeds of immovable property held by them for period of not less than 10 years is subject to payment of taxes. If the property is sold within 10 years remittance can be made, only if the sale proceeds have been held by the NRI/PIO for the balance period in an NRO Account. Such NRIs are exempted from RBI permission.
- Any NRI holding immovable property in India, who does not match the eligibility criteria, mentioned in the above clause require RBI permission to repatriate property's sale proceeds.
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