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Benefits of PAN Card – Overseas Citizen of India
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_text] This segment details the benefits of PAN Card for an Overseas Citizen of India or a Foreign Citizen. The...

Foreign Citizen V Indian Citizen PAN Card Explained
There is considerable lack of clarity about whether or not there is a difference between a Foreign Citizen and Indian Citizen PAN Card. Further,...

KYC Indian Banks – Overseas Indian Citizen
As an Overseas Indian Citizen with Indian bank accounts, you should know about KYC. In this segment we look at KYC and its application in Indian...

Indian Power of Attorney Explained
A Power of Attorney is a commonly used legal instrument for various purposes, such as managing finances, making real estate transactions, or...

Link Aadhaar PAN – Deadline 2023 NRI
If you are an NRI and are unsure whether you must link Aadhaar PAN, it is now a mandatory requirement. You may have received recent notifications...

Overseas Indian Citizen – Mutation of Property
For an Overseas Indian Citizen, the mutation of property in an Indian property sale process is an important part of know-how. It can have a...

PAN Card Status – Track PAN 2023
When applying for your PAN Card, you should know what the different stages of your PAN Card Status indicate once your application is with the...

OCI Card Application Documents
This post explores the supporting documents needed for an OCI Card application and their significance in the application process. The Overseas...

Indian Property Sale – Overseas Indian Citizen
Overview As an Overseas Indian Citizen you may wish to sell property in India. Our previous segments, selling your property in India, or executing a...

PAN Documents – Overseas Indian Citizen
In this segment we look at common issues faced by an Overseas Indian Citizen when applying for regulatory Indian requirements, such as PAN....

PAN Card for British Indian
UK citizens who are Indian by origin, also known as British Indians, maintain and inherit property as well as hold financial interests in India. It...

PAN Card – 3D Secure
If you’re attempting to apply for your Overseas Citizen PAN card online, you may have come across intermittent issues when trying to make payment...

Update PAN Card – NRI OCI Overseas Indian
Existing PAN card holders may want to update PAN Card. How to update a change of details on an existing PAN for NRI OCI Foreign...

Non Resident External (Indian Assets) – NRI OCI
If you’re an Overseas Indian, you should know about the Non Resident External Account and its key benefits to your Indian financial...

NRI OCI PIO – FEMA Act & Assets In India
Acquisition and transfer of immovable property in India by NRIs / PIOs / Foreign Nationals of Non-Indian Origin is regulated by the Foreign Exchange...

Overseas Indian – Buying Indian Property
Following on from our last segment - Repatriation of sale proceeds from sold property in India. We now look at another area of property in India,...

PAN Card – Useful Information
In view of our last segments discussing PAN Card for NRI, OCI, we look at some further useful information that may apply to you. If you’ve missed...

NRI OCI Property – Repatriation of Sale Proceeds
In this article we discuss Immovable assets. Specifically property that an NRI, OCI may sell in India and subsequently require to repatriate...

New London Indian Visa Centre & E-Visas Resumed
VFS Global, the private third-party visa service for the High Commission of India, has opened a new Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in central...

Agreement of Sale – NRI OCI Real Estate
In our last segment we discussed the purpose of an NRO account in relation to NRI, OCI property - real estate. Below, we discuss Agreement of Sale -...

NRO Account For NRI OCI Real Estate
The NRO Account for NRI OCI Real estate is an important aspect to consider when required in instances where you are; Acquiring or Selling property...

Determining The Value – NRI OCI Real Estate
Continuing from our previous segment for NRI OCI assets in India, we touch on movable and immovable assets in India. Specifically, as detailed by...

Top 5 Mistakes – NRI PAN Card Application
Below you'll find a list of top 5 common mistakes that you can avoid when applying for your NRI PAN Card Application from abroad. This article...

No Objection Certificate – Transport Ashes To India
Requirements & Process This section details the requirements for a No Objection Certificate - Transport Ashes to India. What are the...

Non Resident Indian, OCI, PIO
We detail some important aspects of the terms – Non Resident Indian, OCI, PIO in this article. Firstly, what is the size of the Indian diaspora...

PAN-FORM 49AA
Is there a difference between PAN application for an Indian National, NRI, Overseas Citizen of India, Foreign Citizen? Yes there is. When...

NRI PAN Uses
“Including Overseas Citizen of Indian – Foreign Citizens” Continuing from What is a PAN Card. How to apply for NRI PAN?, in this section we further...

AO Code – NRI PAN
What is the full terminology – AO Code? AO Code is the short form of “Assessing Officer” (AO). “Although the Income Tax Department endeavours to...

e-PAN For NRI, Requirements, Fee, Apply Online
e-PAN for NRI (Non Resident Indian). What is E PAN? Apply for E PAN, NRI, OCI “Foreign...

Real Time Involved – PAN Card For NRI
PAN Card for NRI-the time involved whether you apply yourself or you use a firm to...

Apply NRI PAN From Anywhere
Apply NRI PAN from anywhere worldwide, range of PAN services specializing in NRI...

PAN Card Application For NRI
Find our services for PAN Card application for NRI, apply from any...

Common NRI PAN Card Questions-2
NRI PAN Card questions answered. From any country for Foreign...

Common NRI PAN Card Questions
Common questions answered for NRI PAN Card, OCI PAN Card, Foreign citizen &...

Power of Attorney for Selling Indian Property
Selling Indian property through Power of Attorney is a process that everyone who owns or will own a property in India may need to go through. This...

What is a PAN Card and how to apply for an NRI PAN?
What is a PAN? A PAN is a ten-digit alphanumeric number issued by the Income Tax Department of the Government of India. It is in the form of a...

Avoid These OCI Card Application Mistakes
The OCI application is not a cheap application to make (Currently around £200 for applications made in the UK), and while the requirements may seem...

GPA versus SPA | Different NRI Power of Attorney’s
Making an Indian Power of Attorney can be a confusing process, especially if you are residing outside of India. Without the proper knowledge and...

OCI Card New Rules and Requirements
According to a recent change in law, the Government of India announced that Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders are no longer required to...

Sending a Power of Attorney from Canada to India
We have outlined the three steps to ensure that your Indian Power of Attorney process from Canada is seamless and...

Sending a Power of Attorney from the USA to India
NRIs and OCIs living in the USA who own Indian property, have bank accounts or other legal dealings in India often find themselves in complex legal...

Pros and Cons of Indian General Power of Attorney | NRI GPA
For NRIs or OCIs living in different parts of the world, it is not practical to travel to India frequently to manage the properties they own or to...

Cost of an Indian Power of Attorney in the UK | NRI POA
Depending on how you go about it, there are fixed costs and some optional costs for making an NRI Power of Attorney or...

Indian Power of Attorney FAQs | NRI POA
An NRI power of attorney is the most efficient tool for an Indian property owner who works or lives outside of India. Buying, selling or even...

Indian Power of Attorney Mistakes To Avoid
Sending an NRI power of attorney from abroad to India does not have to be a complicated process. Small mistakes may sometimes lead to expensive...

Cancelling an Indian Power of Attorney | NRI POA
A power of attorney may be cancelled for many reasons, most often being the power is no longer needed or because you’re not happy with your...

Harsh changes for OCI holders by India
On 4 March, a notification was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, India that changes the rights of OCI Cardholders otherwise known as Overseas...

Top 10 FAQs NRI’s inheriting property in India
Transferring Indian property can be confusing and time consuming. We discuss frequently asked questions on Indian property...

Sending a Power of Attorney from the UK to India
We have outlined the steps you will need to follow to ensure that your Indian Power of Attorney process is seamless and...

Overseas Citizenship of India For NRIs | OCI Card Application
Overseas Citizenship of India is commonly misconstrued as Indian dual citizenship, however it more of a life-long...

NRI Family Property Partition
Partitioning a property entails dividing a property held by co-owners (also known as joint owners) or co-proprietors into individual...

Indian Property Buying, Selling and Renting for NRIs
This article aims to answer some of the most common NRI/OCI questions arising from selling, buying or renting out property in...

Power of Attorney Guide For Non Resident Indians (NRI)
A Power of Attorney document allows an NRI individual to legally delegate their powers to another individual to act on their behalf in...

NRIs Inheriting Property in India
There is more than one way an NRI may inherit a property in India. This article explains what is a Will and a Succession...