NRI Guides

Since long, the news that Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are entitled to vote online in upcoming Indian Lok Sabha elections are doing rounds on social media that are far from the truth. Recently, the Election Commission of India rubbished the news saying the spread of any such erroneous information further would...

It is always a question to scores of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) on how to get registered themselves or book train tickets on the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Nevertheless, now you can do that by yourself - all that you need is a valid mobile number and...

Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in India this year, the government is making an effort to encourage voters to exercise their franchise, not only for its citizens but also for servicemen and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). As a huge chunk of votes gets wasted every election as people away...

Foreign Institutional Investors from 25 destinations including Mauritiusritus and China would probably face a tough stage, as the finance ministry has come up with stricter Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for such investors and has restricted beneficial ownership of Non-Resident Indians and person of Indian-origins to 10 percent. "The latest...

Indian railways online ticketing arm have informed that Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation offers the benefit of booking train tickets under foreign tourist quota on its website/application. The foreign tourist quota facility can now be availed by Foreign tourists, including Non-Resident Indians holding a legal passport to book railway tickets...

The Indian Embassy is encouraging Indian expats living in Oman to enroll as overseas voters for the upcoming election, the Embassy in Muscat announced. “In view of the increasing interest among Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in Oman to participate in the political process in India, the Embassy of India would like...

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has issued a circular stating that the Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and Person Of Indian Origin (PIOs) are not required to link bank accounts and other services with Aadhaar. It has also instructed banks and various other agencies to work out a...

The government has amended rules for the people holding accounts at the Public Provident Fund and National Savings Certificates, to be closed before the maturity if the holder changes the status to non-resident Indians. The new amended rule has been stated in the official gazette published earlier this month. SIM Verification...

The Unique Identification Authority of india and the Telecom Department is in talks to launch a method for the mobile verification system for the Non-resident Indians as well as the tourists, who are not eligible for Aadhaar. The Telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan has already clarified that the system of SIM...

The central authority for adoption Child Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is planning to launch a central portal for the NRIs as well as foreign citizen so that they can track the live status instead of relying fully on the official agency of the country. The move is aimed at to...