Miscellaneous

Remittances of proceeds of assets by foreign nationals

Remittance of proceeds of assets by a foreign national are allowed where:

1. the person has retired from employment in India;
2. the person has inherited from a person who was resident in India;
3. the person is a non resident widow/widower and has inherited assets from her/his deceased spouse who was an Indian national resident in India.

However, the remittance should not exceed US$ one million per financial year. The limit will not cover sale proceeds of assets held on repatriation basis. Remittances of balances held in a bank account by a foreign student who has completed his/her studies is also allowed, provided such balance represents proceeds of remittances received from abroad through normal banking channels or rupee proceeds of forex brought by such person and sold to an authorised dealer or out of stipend/scholarship received from the Government or any organisation in India. All these facilities are not available for citizens of Nepal or Bhutan or a PIO.

Remittance of proceeds of assets by NRIs/PIOs

NRIs/PIOs, on submission of documentary evidence, are allowed to remit up to US$ one million per financial year:

1. out of balances in NRO A/c or sale proceeds of assets or assets acquired in India by way of inheritance/legacy;
2. in respect of assets acquired under a deed of settlement made by either of his/her parents or relative (as defined in Companies Act, 2013);
3. in cases where settlement is not done by retaining any life interest in the property i.e., during the lifetime of the owner/parent, it would tantamount to regular transfer by way of gift and the remittance of sale proceeds of such property would be guided by the existent instructions on remittance of balance in the NRO A/c.