NRI CORNER

Suite of Services

Gift Deed

Preparation of Gift Deed of property along with required documentation for submission at Embassy and registration.

Succession Certificate

Assistance in the issuance of succession in the appropriate court of law.

BMC Approvals

Applications to BMC for property alterations and approvals, change of user, etc.

Title Search

Obtaining and verification of current ownership records.

Real Estate documentation

Solutions related to buying & selling of real estate assets.

Tax Advisory

Capital Gains taxation calculations and advisory.

Transfer of Property

Transferring and mutating ownership rights of the property.

FAQ's

An Indian citizen who stays abroad for employment/carrying on business or vocation outside India or stays abroad under circumstances indicating an intention for an uncertain duration of stay abroad is a non-resident. Non-resident foreign citizens of Indian origin are treated on par with non- resident Indian citizens (NRIs)

A person of Indian origin means an individual (not being a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh or Sri Lanka or Afghanistan or China or Iran or Nepal or Bhutan) who:

  • held an Indian Passport at any time, or 
  • who or whose father or paternal grandfather was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955

The Overseas Citizenship of India(OCI) is an immigration status permitting a foreign citizen of Indian origin to live and work& in the Republic of India indefinitely.

Yes. NRIs can buy and sell residential and commercial properties in India.

There is no restriction on the number of residential or commercial properties an NRI can own in India. However the law restricts NRIs from purchasing any kind of agricultural land/ plantation property/ farm house in India.

Yes, under the general permission granted by the Reserve Bank, property other than agricultural land/farm house/plantation property can be acquired by NRIs provided the purchase consideration is met either out of inward remittances in foreign exchange through normal banking channels or out of funds from the purchaser’s NRE/FCNR accounts maintained with banks in India and a declaration is submitted to the Central Office of Reserve Bank in form IPI 7 within a period of 90 days from the date of purchase of the property/final payment of purchase consideration.

They are required to file a declaration in form IPI 7 with the Central Office of Reserve Bank at Mumbai within a period of 90 days from the date of purchase of immovable property or final payment of purchase consideration along with a certified copy of the document evidencing the transaction and bank certificate regarding the consideration paid.    

The following is the generic list of documents required for NRIs to buy property in India:    

-PAN card (Permanent account number)

-OCI / PIO card (In case of OCI / PIO)

-Passport (In case of NRI)

-Passport size photographs

-Address proof     

An NRI/PIO cannot usually buy agricultural land/plantation property/farm houses in India. Proposals to buy such a land have to be specifically approved by RBI, in consultation with the Government of India. The only way they can acquire agricultural land is by inheritance.

Yes, the Reserve Bank has granted general permission to NRIs to acquire or dispose of NRI India Properties by way of gift from or to a relative who may be an Indian citizen or a person of Indian origin (PIO) whether resident in India or not.

The mere acquisition of property does not attract income tax. However, any income accruing from the ownership of it, in the form of rent (if it is let out)/annual value of the house (if is not let out and it is not the only residential property owned by that person in India) and/or capital gains (short term or long term) arising on the sale of this house or part thereof is taxable in the hands of the owner.

Yes. Long-term and short-term capital gains are taxable in the hands of non-residents.