Updated on Jan 9 2012
A few days ago I wrote about how you could open a NRE / NRO account while still abroad, and some people had a question on which is the better among the two.
Like most other things – it depends on what your specific needs are but now the big difference in NRO and NRE accounts is that the fixed deposits that you open in your NRE account are tax free in India. Here is a list of some of the best NRE fixed deposits with Indian banks.
Here is a post with differences between the two accounts, and you can go through these main points to see which one suits you most.
Difference between NRO NREÂ Accounts
1. Interest on NRE account is tax free where NRO is taxable in India: It used to be that NRE accounts paid a lower interest than NRO accounts, but recently RBI allowed banks to set up their own NRE rates, and as a result now NRE fixed deposits pay as much as a NRO fixed deposit.
The big difference is that there is no tax in India on the interest on this NRE account, so it makes much more sense to open a fixed deposit using a NRE account instead of a NRO account.
2. NRE accounts are tax free whereas NRO accounts are not: You don’t have to pay any taxes on your NRE account, but interest income on the NRO deposit is taxed in India. There was a comment the other day from a reader stating that NRO tax rates have gone down, but I can’t find confirmation of that anywhere, so if you have any information on that then please leave a comment.
3. Up to a Million Dollars is Repatriable in NRO Account: Repatriable in this context means money transferred from India to another country, and it used to be that money from a NRO account wasn’t repatriable at all.
However, RBI has made some changes and now up to a million dollars can be repatriated from a NRO account in a year. However, a friend who was trying to do this told me that it’s a bit of a hassle transferring money from NRO account when compared with a NRE account.
If you foresee the need to repatriate more than a million dollars then you should opt for a NRE account.
Conclusion on NRO NRE Comparison
A lot of NRIs need a bank account back in India because they plan to return some day in the future or they have to maintain their family still in India. So you need something back in India – either a NRO or a NRE account.
I’ve seen the rules change in such a way for these accounts that for a long time it made sense to have a NRO account but not a NRE account, and now the situation has been reversed.
When you open an account – the bank gives you an option to choose if you want to open one or both, and you should choose both at the time so that you don’t have to go through the lengthy process of submitting documents and opening a new account in case the rules change again.
Update: Deleted the tax saving line as pointed out by Satie below.
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Hi Manshu,
I don’t have much idea about the NRE & NRO stuff. But i had one question in mind(may be little foolish 🙂 ). Aren’t the people living abroad allowed to transfer this money from their NRE/NRO account into some account that may be in their name as resident’s here.
That way they can earn better interest rates, right ?
Also one more related question, can the NRI’s invest this money from abroad (lying in NRE/NRO account) into shares and mutual funds here ?
Regards
Raja
Hi Raja – It’s illegal for NRIs to hold resident Indian accounts and invest in stocks and mutual funds as if they were residents.
What they can do is transfer money in their parent’s name or something, but opening a NRO account is better because you need that (or any other NRI account) to buy mutual funds, shares, or if you want to buy property or something then having this will help with the bank you’re approaching for a loan.
Hi Manshu,
I figured out few more thing’s with regard to direct equity investing for NRI’s and thought of leaving a comment here for the benefit of others.
1. For an NRI to invest directly in equities, he has to open an account called PIS (portfolio investment scheme). These are opened by only few banks like HDFC, Kotak, ICICI etc..the banks have good documentation on their site. google it, again there have 2 types here too NRE/NRO…
2. Even after opening this account, the NRI is restricted to invest only in a handful of companies because of a list which is released by RBI. So, basically RBI regulates the companies in which a NRI’s can invest directly through PIS.
3. The list is so restrictive that it doesn’t make sense for a serious investor to go through the above route.
4. One of the meaningful option for an NRI to invest in direct equities is through a trusted blood relative like mother, father, siblings . Tax rules are in favor of gifts to these blood relatives and they in turn can invest into direct equity. This route should be favorable if the NRI has plans to come back to India. He then can take the equities back into his name as a gift.
5. For investing mutual fund is a lot easier. open the NRE/NRO account, update your KYC as NRI and ready to invest into MF’s.
6. Tax rules also dictate that if you are staying in India for more than 60 days in a particular year and have been resident for more than 365 days in the past 4 years, you are still a resident for that particular year. This rule is worth checking out in more detail, if one is travelling temporarily and will fall in this category.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Raja
Hi Manshu,
Does that mean there are different rules on how NRI’s can invest in shares & mutual funds here in India ?
Do you mind pointing me to some resource which deals with this topic in little more detail.
Basically i want to understand how do people who travel abroad for few years deal with their investments here in India.
With few more questions like:
1. Do we have to close all the resident accounts then before we travel abroad ?
2. How does one deal with the EMI payments for existing home loan accounts?
3. What’s the right way to invest the money earned abroad, here in India for future.
4. Any more things to take care, before traveling ?
Regards
Raja
Yes, the rules are very different. NriMatters.com is a good site that can give you a lot of information on this.
hi Raja,
I possess the salary saving a/c with bank in Mumbai which is linked to Home loan and car loan a/c. I am getting transferred to Malaysia from Mumbai for 3 years after which I am planning to come back to India. My co. gives me facility to split the monthly salary (USD) into two a/c. So I am planning to offload some portion of salary to Indian bank and remaining portion in Malaysian bank. In fact I would like to convert my existing a/c into NRO a/c to get rid of managing paperwork for 2 accounts. Is it possible?
My existing bank recommends me to open the NRE a/c instead of NRO and then transfer money from NRE to existing saving a/c. Is it necessary to open an NRE a/c?
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Tejas
I am planning to put some money on fixed deposit to earn better interest. I want to deposit ($) but most important I want my investment back in $ hassel free. Now NRE vs NRO. I know now NRE now offers good rate of interest and it is easy to get that back in $ and its tax free. So what’s the advantage of NRO now or is it still offers higher than NRE.
Q1) If NRE is tax free, does that mean only india. What are guidelines from tax perspective to move it back in U.S. Bank?
Q2) Does opening both a/c help as far as conversion is concerened. For example, Get better NOR interest in RS and then move to NRE and convert to $, is it possible?
Hello Manshu,
I have a question about the NRO account. Last 2-3 years the NRO was paying good interest and hence I sent USD into NRO account (through an NRE acccount). What are the exact rules on the repatriability of the money to USA from an NRO account? I have read that the interest is repatriable, then I have read that upto USD 1 million is allowed to be repatriated, but I have also read that the principal is not repatriable. Is that correct? So if I want to repatirate my principal under the NRO account, what are my options?
Thanks
Anand
Anand,
Funds from NRO account are non-repatriable.You have to first pay income tax and then you can repatriate from NRO account.The primary reason is that NRO account is mainly for income earned in India by NRIs for e.g. property selling, rental income etc.
Hence you have to first file your returns, pay the income tax and then can repatriate up to the specified limit as declared by RBI.
Dear Manshu
I currently have British citizenship and also OCI. I am confused as to what is the best account to open as I received literature stating bank FD in India offer 9.5% tax free interest. I will coming to India next month to carry out sale of ancestry land. I have been told I would need to pay capital gains on the entire sale price but am free to invest the remaining as I like. I would appreciate guidance on the issue.
Regards
Savio
I think a NRE account which allows you to get high interest rates but is tax free (at least in India, not sure about UK) will be a good option for you. They won’t allow you to open a regular FD since you are not a resident but a NRE account will be fine for you. Talk to the bank managers and explain to them a little bit about your situation. They may give you a better answer, but based on what you describe a NRE account sounds like it will work for you.
Thanks for the reply.. I checked and I am entitled to a NRO account but am told I will be taxed ? I am told the tax free account is only for NRI ? Can you clarify and if possible forward me the link as I will have money from the sale. Also I found more information regarding capital gains and have been told I would need to pay 20% – I explained the ancestry land was a commercial property and they weren’t sure as they said on sale of residential property – I could re-invest in another residential property. Can you please advise and how to invest as I should get 2cr and already have flats in my name in India.
Okay, so first you need to understand that Non Resident External (NRE) and Non Resident Ordinary (NRO) accounts are two types of accounts that Non Resident Indians (NRI) can open. I think it’s a bit confusing and you don’t have this distinction straight in your mind yet.
NRIs can open either NRO or NRE account and what they’ve told you is true in the sense that NRO account attracts tax whereas NRE doesn’t and you should open a NRE account because of that reason.
I’m not a tax expert and not current with details but as far as I know there are two ways to save tax in this manner, one is to buy 54EC bonds, and the second is to buy another residential property. I’m afraid you will have to consult a practicing CA for more precise knowledge on this. I’m simply not current on all these rules.
Also, what was the link you wanted?
Thank you Manshu – Very informative.
I am having NRE and NRO account with SBI bank.
My problem is I can only VIEW these accounts online and not transfer money from NRE to NRO account.
I was informed otherwise while enrolling.
Any way, can you tell me whether is it possible for me to transfer money from one to another while being abroad.
Many Thanks
Pranav
Pranav,
You can transfer funds from NRE to NRO account but not vice versa as fund sin nRO account are non-repatriable. An NRO account is primarily for income (like rent, dividend, pension) in India and to make local payments in Indian Rupees for genuine needs in India.I am not sure why SBI is not permitting this transfer.
Income arising in foreign currency, remittances received through proper banking channel or from NRE account and any past dues from India can be deposited in NRO account.
But money once deposited in this account can only be withdrawn for local payments including investments.
Hi Manshu,
I had made some investments 3-4 years ago from my NRE account in a one time pension plan. I’m about to break that policy and the money will be transferred back to my NRE account.
I want to transfer most of this money to my Dads NRE account. I wanted to know if this is possible to transfer through a cheque? If yes, what is the maximum amount I can transfer through cheque as RTGS/NEFT will allow me only 5 lakhs.
Thanks and Regards,
Tushar
I’m sorry I don’t know about that Tushar.
Tushar,
Yes, you can transfer funds from one nre to other other nre account through a cheque. I don’t think there is any limit as NRE funds are fully repatriable.
Hi Tushar.
There is no limit to transfer money from NRE to NRE account.Hence money invested through NRE account as in your case will come back to NRE account and u can transfer the same money to your DAD account without any documentation except chque.
Dear Sir,
can we transfer funds from NRO a/c to NRE a/c of the same customer if needed??
Ramesh,
You cannot transfer funds from NRO to NRE account.
Hi Manshu
I am a NRI living in dubai. i have purchased a huge amount property and paid through cheques from my NRI Account in India. now do i have to file return and pay taxes as i have NRI Account inIndia.
Thanking you in advance
Calany
I’m sorry Calany, I’m not aware of the answer to that question.
Calany,
As a NOR or NR, if you sell any overseas assets and receive the sale proceeds outside India, you do not have to pay any taxes in India
Hi calany,
In case of purchase of property in India,first of all the NRI can only purchase 1 property in India not more than one.Secondly if the property purchased is done through NRE account,only those money which are invested through NRE account is repatriable and other amount(appreciated value) is transfered to NRO account whereby you need to pay tax on the sale of property.
The money is than repatriable or can be transfer to NRO account as per FEMA circular MAY edition up to 1 million USD dollar in one financial year.The documents in that case require as below
15CA,15 CB.Source of fund,Purchase deed,sale deed,statement of account (These are imp. documents),the bank can ask for other docs too.But these are the basic documents needed to transfer or repatriate the fund.
HI CALANY,
There is no tax on buying of property. However, if you have rented your premises, then income derived cannot be transferred to your NRI Account. You will have to open an NRO Account and get your rent income transferred into the same. Tax shall be levied on your rent income from property.
Hi
I was in UK for three years and returned to India for good 2 years back. I hold NRE & NRO accounts with HSBC. Last week I went to the bank to convert both these accounts to Resident Indian accounts. They asked me to fill a form (account opening form). I was told that the account numbers will remain same upon conversion but NEW debit cards and cheque books would be issued and the ones I am holding will not longer be valid. I have normal Resident Accounts with various other banks. My question is can I simply transfer all my money from NRE and NRO accounts to Resident accounts of other banks and close the NRE & NRO Accounts for good. Or I might get into IT deptt. net asking me where did the money come from. I wouldnt be able to explain if I closed NRE & NRO Accounts. Also I hold some pounds in HSPC UK Bank account. Is there any law which states that I cannot continue to hold foreign currency in foreign banks beyound certain period after returning to India. Thanks.
I’m afraid I don’t know the answer to this – sorry.
ranprakash,
its better to close both the NRE & NRO a/c, if you have finally shifted to India. Go for a fresh a/c. I guess your banker might have suggested you the same.
Hi Jyoti,
The problem with closing the NRE/O Accounts and opening a new one is, how do you explain to the IT authorities the source of the money in this new account?
I think Jyoti is correct,as once the account is closed the bank should give a closure letter along with the closure chque saying the proceeds are through the closure of accounts.Than the amount can be deposited to resident account.It will prove that the money has come from the closure of NRE account.
Please convert your NRO account to resident account as the conversion is possible from bank side.
Hi,
I am an NRI living in the UK and have opened an NRE account in India. I understand that I am not liable to pay any tax in India for the interest I get on the NRE FD. However, if I transfer the capital and interest back to UK (after converting to GBP), will I pay any tax in UK for it?
Not sure about that sorry.
Prady,
It depends upon the prevailing laws in UK for NRIs staying there. In probable case you will have to pay income tax in your country as the funds you are repatriating were derived from the income you earn abroad.You will get more clarity from Tax Expert in UK.
Hi Manshu,
Is it possible to give donation in India via transfer by overseas bank account. please suggest me how to take forward in easy way.
hi
I am an oci and my parents want to give me some money. what is best option for me. can they “gift” me money and will i be taxed in india. should i open nre account and they can put money in it. please help.
thanks
Hi,
I am in USA and I have NRO account with SBI. Bank is suggesting me to apply for PAN. Is it possible for me to apply for PAN in USA? I am not understanding why I would PAN, is it needed to pay taxes from interest earned in NRO account? please advice.
Thanks!
Sunny,
Funds in NRO account are primarily income earned in India and hence taxable. You can repatriate these funds only after paying required income tax. Hence, you need to apply for PAN for any transaction in India and paying Income Tax.
Dear Sir, I am an NRI, I have a normal bank account in India attached with my demat account and trading shares online. I did not change it to NRO. Is it illegal? is there any penalty for this? what are the docs i need to submit to my bank and to my stock broker?
Jaison,
As per law an NRI cannot have a resident savings account and all investments in India are dne as an NRI. For equity trading you need to open a seperate PIS account with a bank and transact through It. Also the taxability is different and funds repatriation are permitted with permission from RBI.Hence, it will be good if you update your status with your bank and they will let you know the procedure.
Hi Manshu,
I am in Oman and I don’t have a NRE or NRO Account. I want to know that is there any deduction or tax on the amount transferred to a normal saving account from abroad?
There won’t be any deductions apart from the regular charges that the bank or money transfer agent charges but if you are looking to stay there long term you should look to open a NRO or NRE account as NRIs aren’t supposed to hold resident accounts.
Can a NRI invest for purchase of shares of company which is running departmental store i.e. multi brand retail through his nro account i.e. from local income.
will this be treated as FDI or local investment and does requiring any reporting norm to RBI.
Plz advice
This is not FDI but then I’m not sure what you’re trying to do….you want to buy shares in a listed company right? If you have a trading account linked to the NRO account and the trade is getting executed through that then yes you can do this.
Hi Manshu,
Can you please tell me that if a person holds an NRE account and his earnings are deposited on that account, if he doesnot completes his NRE period it 182days outside India then is he liable for income tax.
I don’t know about that Pranab.
Thanks Manshu for prompt Response.
In my case, NRI is incorporating a new Pvt. Limited Company with 2 Lac Capital and his contribution would be 35% i.e. INR 70,000/-. Main object would be liquor Trading ( i.e. Multi Brand Retail …i suppose which is not allowed as of now).
So my question is can he subscribe/purchase shares or Rs. 70,000 of this pvt ltd Company.
Also can he give a loan of Rs. 35 Lac to the Company from his NRE Account, i.e. money got from abroad.
Thanks in Advance…
Subhra – I’m sorry but I’m not familiar with the nuances of this type of transaction and won’t be able to answer your question.
Hi Manshu,
Just wanted to check as how secure their NRE CD accounts, I am an NRI and not happy with the CD rates we get in US.
Can you also explain how it works, to my understanding is that they convert the $ to rupee with the prevailing rate of that day and upon maturity they convert the rupee to USD whatever the rate is on that day and give it to you. Correct, we loose money if the rate of USD is up against rupee and gain more if vice versa.
Thanks for all your help on this.
Hi Ajay,
I wrote a whole post based on your question since others have been asking about this as well. You can find it here:
http://www.onemint.com/2012/06/12/how-do-nre-accounts-work-and-how-safe-are-they/
If you have any other questions, do leave a comment and I’ll answer them there.
Thanks Manshu, very helpful. really appreciate all you do.
Ajay
That’s great – I appreciate your comment too!
I am having NRE account want to add NRO also. so what is the process.
I am an NRI living in USA. I started stock investmen with my money under my father’s name couple of years ago . And i also had him open a bank account under his name for this purpose. And now i want to transfer that investment under my name and so is bank account so that i can use that money in future. So is there any way that i can do this? Please note that i am getting dividend from my investment regularly.
Just wanted to leave a comment here on the interest rate – spoke to ICICI customer service today, the tax rate on the interest for NRO FD is 30.1%.
Hi Manshu,
Could you please elaborate more about your below point?
“Even if the NRO interest is taxed at 30% – it still gives you a higher interest income than the NRE account. So if you’re primarily looking to earn interest income then NRO is the way to go for you .”
I wanted to open NRI account (NRE or NRO), i read multiple blogs and found that NRE is the better option bcoz a key benefit is, it is tax free.
Can you please help me to understand why NRO is better than NRE?
Thx, Satie
Hi Satie,
Thanks for your comment. That is a mistake and I’ve removed that line now. This article was written much before the NRE accounts became liberalized and at that time they had lower interest rates and even with the tax the NRO accounts used to be better.
That is no longer the case now, and NRE accounts are better as you point out. When I edited the article last time, I didn’t remove that line which I should have.
Thanks for pointing it out and I’ve made the correction now. My apologies!
Manshu
hi!! i have one question…wede it is possible to transfer funds from one nre a/c to another nre a/c through internet banking..coz im holding 2 nre a/c in different bank n i want to tranfer some from one a/c to another thru internet banking….plz reply me..thx 🙂
Yes you are allowed to do that.
Hi,
My son has a NRO account in India.How can he send money from US into this account?
Can he Gift money to his close relatives from this NRO account ? If so what is the limit and tax liability on receiver of gift.
Thank you
I wish to know as my sister in law based in dubai she wish to transfer funds to india in her NRE account via money exchanger in INR can she do also is her money in NRE account is 100% repatriable
i have 2-3 NRO Depoists accounts prior to increase of interest on NRE deposit, as resident in UAE NRO Deposit carry 12.5% TDS till 31-03-2012. We have now been advised that effective 01-04-2012 applicable TDS will stand at 30.12%. please advise how can I transfer my maturity proceeds of NRO deposit to NRE account or i can pre-mature NRO deposits. Is it correct that we have to opt CA certificate to do so. FYI all NRO FD are raised by debiting amount from our NRE account funds remitted from abroad. please advise.
thanks and best regards
To the best of my knowledge, TDS of 30.9% has remained effective for a long time now and you should have been charged that earlier as well. Can you check your statements to verify that this has happened?
Also, you can break your NRO deposit and then transfer that money to open a NRE account, I don’t think there is another way to deal with this situation.
I migrated to Canada in 2009. Prior to 2009, I had purchased some shares. I am on vacation in India now. Can I sell those shares and buy foreign exchange draft with the proceeds and take it with me to Canada?
Would appreciate advice.
Thanks
Melwyn
Hi Manshu, I have three Questions?
1. Is there any limit on maximum deposits in NRE Accounts? I have a NRE Account with HDFC Bank and am transferring from my British Bank to HDFC Bank and later opening online Fixed Deposits? Is there any Maximum Limit for FD`s?
2. My Fixed Deposits that i created from my HDFC NRE Account no where states its a NRE Fixed Deposit. Is that OK?
3. Do i still need to file returns in India for the FD`s in HDFC NRE Account? I haven`t visited India for the last 3 years.
Thank you all the info, its been really helpful.
Hi Nanda,
1. I’m not familiar of a limit but then the maximum I have heard is just 2 so you can’t really take my word for this.
2. It should specify that someplace, the statements or the online account or some other place which has the description.
3. The people that I know have been filing returns in a similar situation just so when they eventually return they have everything in order and there aren’t any hassles for things like home loans etc. I do not however know if this is mandatory to do or just a good practice to follow.
Hi Nanda,
1.There is no limit of opening NRE FD,These aare taxfree deposit.
2.That is OK
3.No you dont have to file tax in india
Hi Manshu,
I had a resident savings account before I moved out to Singapore.I have the following questions
1) The account will be automatically converted to NRO account or do I need to close it and open a new one?
2) I have a fixed deposit. What is the minimum interest accrued to which the tax rate (30.1%) is applicable. eg: even for Re 1 the tax will be applicable or there is some limit eg: Rs 10000 till which no tax is applicable.
3) If my income in India is only via interest and it is less than the income tax slab (200,0000 INR)then do I need to pay any tax at all.
Regards,
Aditya
Hi Aditya,
1. It isn’t automatic, you will have to go through a very elaborate process to get the account opened.
2. NRE account is tax free so that is better and you should rather open that.
3. I don’t know.
Hi
Please can you advice on how to get back the taxes back which was deducted from my NRO a/c. for the fund transfered from Overseas. For info., I don’t have any incomes from any source in India.
Regards
Baiju
QUESTION: Do I need to submit my Permanent Account Number (PAN) to the Bank?
ANSWER: From April 1, 2010 Permanent Account Number (PAN) shall be mandatory for Non-Resident Indians to avail benefit of lower tax deduction under Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) treaty. Hence it is advisable to submit your PAN to the Bank.
Please note that it is also essential to update your PAN number with the bank for repatriating funds from NRO account as well as getting tax credit in your tax pass book for TDS deducted on your NRO accounts.
Hi ,
I am working in merchant ships which means i am outside india for more than 6 months and presently i have an nre account .Now i plan to open an nro account will that be taxable even if i work abroad for more than 6 months
Yes, NRO is taxable.
Hi Manshu,
Is it MANDATORY (or optional) to show all the inward remittances to an NRE account if only FD’s are done from the money, while filing returns.
Dear sir,
I have a one quation, this NRE or NRO accounts in depasit only faren curency or including India curency.
Please clarify my requist sir..
Thank you
Obulesu
You have to deposit money either from another NRI account, a foreign account or deposit cash in person. As far as I know you can’t deposit from a domestic account to a NRE or NRO account.
Can anyone else confirm this please?
Hi Manshu,
NRI is the status.A person is a NRI when he has gone abroad for the indefinite period of time such as Education or Employment or vocation or deputation.It is nothing to do with 182 days as per income tax law.
Hence if you are abroad for such indefinite period either you need to change the status of the account as Resident to NRO or close the account.
For such cases you cannot hold resident account.Hence money cannot be deposited to your NRO account vide cheque from your Resident account.Money can be deposited from others resident account to your NRO account.but yes there is a tax liability on interest earned out of the money deposited which is called as withholding interest which is 30.9%
Secondly money can be transfer from NRE to NRE,NRE to NRO,NRO to NRO.NRO to others resident account(not self as you cannot hold resident account)
Money van be also transfer from NRO to NRE now.Please refer RBI circular which was issued on May 07,2012.
My Army pension now gets deposited every month in my NRE (rupee) a/c every month as per the RBI circular dated 07 May’12. This has been possible after I did lot of correspondence with them.
But what do I need to do to get my pension from my NRE A/c to my US bank in USD?
I have an account in India before I came to US. Now I have been in US over 5yrs. And transferring money to India account (money2india). Do I have to change my Indian account to NRE or NRO account?
One more difference between NRE and NRO accountis that you can deposit INR into NRO account but not on NRE, which makes NRO better option for keeping rental income.
Hi,
I have both NRE and NRO accounts. I wrote a Rupee check for buying a property in India. But a few months later I cancelled the deal. The builder has refunded the funds in a rupee check.
I need to understand, WHERE WILL THIS CHECK GO? NRE or NRO account.
a) Can I deposit Rupee check back to my NRE (the original source of funds)
b)Do I need any spl permission?
Please advise.
Thanks
RA
Hi RA,
What is the source of fund.cheque issued through which account-NRE or NRO account?
Hi Ranjan,
I issued the check from my NRE (NRE Rupee account funded by dollar transfers from USA) account to a builder. After 3 months we changed our mind and asked for the refund. The builder has provided us the refund in Rupee Check.
Ideally, it should go back to NRE since that is where the money was pulled. But since this is a rupee check, will there be any problem or additional paperwork?
Thanks
RA
hi
i got transferred US dollars from USA to a domestic account a few months back. i am need of money, how can i get back the amount that i transferred to the domestic account, i now hold a NRE account, can i ask the bank to deposit the amount converting into US dollars to my NRE account from my domestic account, what is the procedure to be adopted to get the money back in US dollars.
if amounts are deposited in NRE accounts, how the balance is recknowed i.e if suppose hundred US dollars are deposited, will it be rupees equivalent to hundred US dollars, which means if i deposit hundred US dollars into NRE account and if i withdraw again subsequently will i be getting hundred US dollars without any deductions.please clarify
Is NRO account free from currency conversion risk?
No it is not, you face currency conversion risk in both NRO and NRE accounts.
I have NRE account in India . Is it possible to transfer INR from any other NRE account? If yes ,do I need to provide my PAN details to them ( from where the fund is remitting ).
hi
nro & nre means..
Hi Manshu,
I am currently employed in India and have a normal local savings account(salary account). I have a running home loan that was taken to buy a property in India. My home loan is linked with the salary account. Now I am going abroad on an assignment and might be staying there for sometime. I wish to open a new NRE /NRO account with the same bank. My questions :
1) Would future EMIs be deducted from my current salary account or the new NRE / NRO account?
2) Should I go for NRO or NRE account, please suggest.
3) Do I need to open a dollar account with a foreign bank there because company is going to pay me in dollar? And then transfer the fund to my current salary account by XOOM or something similar? Is this as an option advisable.
4) My basic / biggest concern is how to pay in INR the future EMIs when I will be earning in dollars and won’t be available in India.
Your inputs would help me immensely.
Thanks & Regards
Hi There!
1. In the near term your EMIs will continue to be deducted from the existing account but as your status changes to NRI you will have to get in touch with your bank (the one that gave you the home loan) and redirect them to another account.
2. NRE fixed deposits are better right now because the interest from them is tax free.
3. Yes, that’s how it’s done. Your employer will assist in that. But you definitely need a Dollar account. Ask anyone in your company who’s already there. Yes, you will need to use a money transfer service.
4. You will need to transfer money to Indian account. This is a fairly simple process, and you don’t have to be overly concerned with it. Just talk to someone who is already present wherever you’re going and they will tell you.
Which country are you going to?
USA
Okay, then you will have to open an account to get your salary with a local bank like Citibank, Bank of America, Chase etc. and then give those details to your employer in what’s known as a direct deposit form. Your employer will automatically credit your account every pay cycle, which is usually 15 days in USA and then you are free to transfer money from that bank account to your Indian account using a money transfer service like Money2India or XOOM or whatever. It’s a very simple process.
Thanks, Manshu!!
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