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NRI Accounts

NRI Accounts

NRI Accounts

The Non Resident Indians and Person of Indian Origin can open and maintain following types of accounts.
  • NRO - Non Resident Ordinary Rupee accounts
  • NRE - Non Resident External accounts
  • FCNR -Foreign Currency Non Resident accounts

The salient features of these accounts are as under:

Scheme NRO NRE FCNR
Currency Rupee Rupee Designated Foreign Currencies viz. USD,GBP, EUR, YEN, AUD, CAD
Sources of receipts Local & Foreign – of both Repatriable & Non repatriable nature Only Foreign Funds / Local funds of repatriable nature Only Foreign/Local foreign currency funds of repatriable nature
Type Savings bank A/c - Current A/c and Fixed Deposits Savings bank A/c - Current A/c and Fixed Deposits Only Fixed Deposits
( TDR & STDR )
Interest Rate Same as Indian domestic deposits rates RBI Administered - RBI Administered – Linked to LIBOR
Tenor of deposit Same as Indian domestic deposits rates Minimum 1 year and Maximum 10 years Minimum 1 year and Maximum 5 years
Joint accounts Joint account with resident Indians allowed Joint with residents as – non operative second A/c holders Joint with residents as – non operative second A/c holders
Local payments Freely permitted Freely permitted Freely permitted
Repatriation Restricted Currently upto USD 1 Million per Fin Year Freely permitted Freely permitted
Currency Risk Yes – if required to be repatriated Yes – if required to be repatriated Yes – for local payments
Tax liability Taxable in India Non Taxable in India Non Taxable in India
Best suited for Local expenses / Income in India Both for Local expenses and repatriation requirements Definite requirement of repatriation
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1Reserve Bank of India permits remittance of amount lying in NRO accounts subject to certain conditions.