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NRI Residency & FEMA Checklist

Estimate basic Indian income-tax residence and review a separate FEMA purpose-and-intention checklist for accounts, assets, investments, and remittances.

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Privacy: Checklist answers stay local. This is not legal advice; consult a CA or FEMA specialist for decisions.
Quick Scenarios

1. Tax Residence Estimate

Basic Income-tax Act day test only. Citizenship, Indian income, visits, employment and deemed-residence exceptions can change the outcome.

Basic income-tax estimateNon-Resident Indian (NRI)

2. Situation Checklist

3. Action Checklist

4. Account Type Comparison

5. Compliance Search

6. Next Steps Checklist

Reviewed July 2026. Verify decisions using the RBI FEMA residence guide, the RBI remittance directions, and current Income Tax guidance.

How it works

NRI Residency & FEMA Checklist

Non-Resident Indians may have different residence outcomes under India’s Income-tax Act and FEMA. Income-tax residence uses statutory day tests and exceptions, while FEMA also considers the purpose and intended duration of the stay. Account, investment, property, and remittance rules then depend on the individual facts.

This tool provides two clearly separated planning checks: a basic income-tax day-count estimate and a FEMA purpose-and-intention checklist. It also reviews common NRE, NRO, FCNR, property, investment, remittance, and documentation questions without presenting the result as legal advice.

Select your residency status, account holdings, and planned transactions to get a personalized compliance checklist with actionable next steps. Everything runs in your browser — no personal data is stored or transmitted.