Foreign salary earned by a non-resident and received in USD in...

Foreign salary earned by a non-resident and received in USD in an NRE account requires assessment of evidence establishing foreign employment, non-residential status, and receipt of salary. Passport entries, employment records, and NRE account details are material evidence and should be considered. The absence of foreign tax returns, a tax residency certificate, or proof of foreign tax payment does not alone warrant rejection of the claim where available records support it. Assessment should address these documents without treating foreign tax records as a mandatory condition.