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Non-resident Indians (NRIS), foreign residents, persons of Indian origin (PIOs), Indian government employees, and Seafarers.
You cannot transfer money to an NRE account from an NRO account.
Yes, you can transfer money from a normal savings account to an NRO account.
Yes, you can transfer money to an NRO account from abroad.
Yes, you can transfer money from an Non-Resident Ordinary account to a savings account in India.
Depends on the NRIs requirements.
Yes, you can open a Non-Resident Ordinary Account (NRO) from the United States of America.
Yes, you can withdraw money from a NRO account in Indian rupees only.
No, only NRIs, PIOs, and OCIs can open an FCNR account in India.
There are three different ways to fund your FCNR account including Remittance from abroad, Transfer from another account, and Foreign currency notes or traveler's cheques.
No, FCNR in the USA is tax-free till you are holding Not Ordinarily Resident status.
Yes, you can withdraw money from an FCNR account.
There is no limit on the amount of funds that can NRI taken out of India from the FCNR account.
FCNR account is a type of NRI Abnk Account that is used for fixed deposits. It allows non-resident Indians (NRIs) to keep their money in foreign currencies in India.
When the FCNR deposit turns in maturity then it can be converted to a Resident Rupee Deposit Account or a Resident Foreign Currency Account at the account holder's discretion.
The full form of FCNR is Foreign Currency Non-Resident Account.
If the report of police verification is clear and all the documents are as per the requirement then excluding the processing time of VFS you get the passport in three to four business days. However, if the case is the opposite then it may approximately take 30 or more days excluding the VFS process.
Yes, you can apply for an Indian Tatkal passport in the USA if you are residing in San Franciso, Jurisdiction of CJI, and have a valid passport and visa by your side. However, if your passport gets stolen or damaged, has some major changes (change in name or appearance), or is a Short Validity Passport (SVP) in these circumstances you cannot apply for Tatkal passport service.
If your Indian passport expires in the USA, then in this situation you have to immediately apply for its renewal with VFS Global. However, in this situation, you do not need to get panic, if you still have valid visa status for living in the country.
As per the regulations of the Government, the standard time to get your Indian passport is within 30-45 business days from your application date. In case you have an emergency you can apply for a Tatkal passport and get it within 1 to three days.
