TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Master Circular on Non-Resident Ordinary Rupee (NRO) Account.
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....neral Manager-in-Charge INDEX 1 Definitions 2 Eligibility 3 Types of Accounts 4 Joint Accounts with Residents / Non- Residents 5 Permissible Credits / Debits 6 Remittance of Assets 7 Foreign nationals of non-Indian origin on a visit to India 8 Grant of loans/overdrafts by the Authorised Bank to account holders and third parties 9 Change of resident status of account holder 10 Treatment of loans /overdrafts in the event of change in the resident status of the borrower 11 Payment of funds to Non-resident / Resident nominee 12 Operation of NRO account by Power of Attorney holder 13 Facilities to a person going abroad for studies 14 International Credit Cards 15 Income-Tax Annex-1 Statement/returns to be submitted to the Reserve Bank Annex-2 Operational Instructions for Authorised Dealer Banks APPENDIX 1. Definitions Non-Resident Indian (NRI) NRI for this purpose is defined in Regulation 2 of FEMA Notification No.5 dated May 3, 2000. In terms of this Notification, an NRI is a person resident outside India, who is a citizen of India or is a person of Indian origin. ....
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....pees including payments for investments in India subject to compliance with the relevant regulations made by the Reserve Bank. (ii) Remittance outside India of current income like rent, dividend, pension, interest, etc. in India of the account holder. (iii) Remittance up to USD one million, per financial year (April- March), for all bonafide purposes, to the satisfaction of the Authorised Dealer bank. 6. Remittance of Assets 6.1 Remittance of Assets by a Foreign National of Non- Indian Origin A citizen of a foreign state, not being a citizen of Nepal or Bhutan or a Person of Indian Origin (PIO), who has retired from an employment in India, or has inherited assets from a person referred to in sub-section (5) of Section 6 of the FEMA; or is a widow resident outside India and has inherited assets of her deceased husband who was an Indian citizen resident in India, may remit an amount, not exceeding USD one million per financial year out of the balances in the account, on production of documentary evidence in support of acquisition, inheritance or legacy of assets by the remitter and an undertaking by the remitter and certificate by a Chartered Accountant in the formats ....
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....not exceeding six months and the account has not been credited with any local funds, other than interest accrued thereon. In case the account has been maintained for a period more than six months, applications for repatriation of balance will have to be made by the account holder concerned on plain paper to the Regional Office concerned of the Reserve Bank. 8. Grant of loans/overdrafts by the Authorised Bank to account holders and third parties (a) Loans to non-resident account holders and to third parties may be granted in Rupees by Authorized Dealer / bank against the security of fixed deposits subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) The loans shall be utilised only for meeting borrower's personal requirements and/or business purpose and not for carrying on agricultural/plantation activities or real estate business or for re-lending. (ii) Regulations relating to margin and rate of interest, as stipulated by Reserve Bank, from time to time, shall be complied with. (iii) The usual norms and considerations as applicable in the case of advances to trade/industry shall be applicable for such loans/facilities granted to third parties. (b) Authorised D....
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....o Non-resident / Resident nominee The amount due/payable to non-resident nominee from the NRO account of a deceased account holder shall be credited to NRO account of the nominee with an Authorised dealer / bank in India. The amount payable to resident nominee from the NRO account of a deceased account holder shall be credited to resident account of the nominee with a bank in India. 12. Operation of NRO account by Power of Attorney holder Powers have been delegated to the authorized dealers/banks to allow operations on an NRO account by Power of Attorney granted in favour of a resident by the non-resident individual account holder provided such operations are restricted to: (i) All local payments in Rupees including payments for eligible investments subject to compliance with relevant regulations made by the Reserve Bank; and (ii) Remittance outside India of current income in India of the non-resident individual account holder, net of applicable taxes. (iii) The resident Power of Attorney holder is not permitted to repatriate outside India funds held in the account other than to the non-resident individual account holder nor to make payment by way of gift to a r....
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.... being undertaken that will reasonably satisfy him that the transaction is not designed to contravene or evade the provisions of the Act or any of the Rules or Regulations made or Notifications or directions or orders issued under the Act. Authorised Dealer banks should preserve the information / documents obtained by them from the applicant before undertaking the transactions for verification by the Reserve Bank. In case the person on whose behalf the transaction is being undertaken refuses or does not give satisfactory compliance of the requirements of an Authorised Dealer bank, he shall refuse in writing to undertake the transactions. Where an Authorised Dealer bank has reasons to believe that a contravention or evasion of the Act or the Rules or Regulations made or Notifications issued thereunder was contemplated in the transaction that he has refused to undertake, he shall report the matter to the Reserve Bank. With a view to maintaining uniform practices, Authorised Dealer banks may consider requirements or documents to be obtained by their branches to ensure compliance with the provisions of sub....