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28 articles tagged with “fema-rules

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NRI FEMA & Funding

NRI Selling Property to a Resident Indian: FEMA Rules

An NRI can legally sell almost any India property to a resident buyer — the real complexity sits in the TDS deducted upfront and the repatriation route the proceeds must follow afterward.

20 Sept 202612 min
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#nri-property-sale#fema-rules#resident-buyer
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can an NRI Sell Property to Another NRI? FEMA Rules

Two NRIs can trade a flat entirely across time zones — the FEMA question isn't whether it's allowed, but which account the money moves through on each end.

20 Sept 202614 min
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#nri-to-nri-sale#fema-rules#oci-buyer
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can an NRI Sell Inherited Agricultural Land?

You can't buy the family farmland back, but FEMA does let you inherit it and sell it — as long as the buyer on the other side is a resident Indian.

20 Sept 202613 min
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#nri-agricultural-land#inherited-property#fema-rules
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can an NRI Buy a Residential Plot in India? FEMA Rules

A residential plot is fair game for an NRI under FEMA, but the same land parcel classified as agricultural is off-limits — and the difference isn't always obvious from a listing photo.

20 Sept 202612 min
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#nri-plot-purchase#residential-plot#fema-rules
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can an NRI Gift Property to a Resident Relative?

An NRI can gift owned Indian property to a resident relative under FEMA, but the rules shift sharply depending on whether the asset is residential, commercial, or agricultural land.

20 Sept 202615 min
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#nri-gift-property#gift-deed#resident-relative
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NRI FEMA & Funding

NRE Account and Repatriation of Property Sale Proceeds

Whether your India property sale money can flow back to your NRE account was decided the day you funded the purchase — not the day you sell.

19 Sept 202616 min
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#nre-account#repatriation#property-sale
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NRI FEMA & Funding

NRO Account: Repatriating Property Sale Proceeds

The USD 1 million annual cap on NRO repatriation is a per-financial-year ceiling, not a lifetime one — which changes how you should plan a large inherited-property sale.

19 Sept 202614 min
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#nro-account#repatriation-limit#property-sale
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can an NRI Inherit Agricultural Land in India?

FEMA blocks NRIs from buying farm land, but inheritance is a completely different legal door — here is exactly what an NRI can and cannot do with an inherited agricultural plot.

19 Sept 202614 min
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#nri-inheritance#agricultural-land#fema-rules
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can an NRI Receive Property as a Gift in India?

Your parents want to gift you the family flat — here is what FEMA actually permits an NRI to receive as a gift, what it restricts, and how the gift-deed paperwork works.

19 Sept 202613 min
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#nri-gift#gift-deed#fema-rules
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Joint Property Purchase: NRI with a Resident Indian

Buying a home in India with your brother, sister or parent still living there means two different funding rulebooks apply to the same property — here's how to keep both sides clean.

19 Sept 202612 min
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#nri-joint-purchase#co-ownership#fema-rules
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Joint Property Purchase Between Two NRIs: FEMA Rules

How two NRIs — spouses or siblings — can jointly hold title on an Indian property, fund their shares separately, and each repatriate proceeds under FEMA.

19 Sept 202611 min
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#two-nris#joint-purchase#co-ownership
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NRI FEMA & Funding

PIO Status and Buying Property in India in 2026

A former PIO cardholder's guide to buying property in India in 2026, covering how the PIO-to-OCI merger changed things and what to verify before you sign anything.

19 Sept 202611 min
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#pio-status#oci-merger#fema-rules
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Foreign Spouse of an NRI: Buying Property in India

What happens under FEMA when one half of a couple buying property in India is a non-Indian citizen, and how to structure the purchase around that constraint.

19 Sept 202612 min
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#foreign-spouse#nri-spouse#fema-rules
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can an NRI Buy Property in India? FEMA Rules 2026

A plain-English 2026 walkthrough of what FEMA actually allows an NRI to buy in India, what needs no RBI approval, and how to fund it without tripping a compliance flag.

18 Sept 202611 min
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#nri-property#fema-rules#nri-home-buying
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NRI FEMA & Funding

Can NRIs Buy Commercial Property in India? FEMA Rules

A shop or office unit in an Indian metro can be a straightforward rental-yield play for an NRI — no special RBI approval needed — provided the funding, registration, and rent-routing steps are done in the right order.

18 Sept 202612 min
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#nri-commercial-property#fema-rules#office-shop-purchase
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NRI FEMA & Funding

How Many Properties Can an NRI Buy in India?

FEMA does not cap how many homes an NRI can own in India — the real ceiling shows up later, when you try to send sale proceeds back abroad.

18 Sept 202612 min
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#nri-property-limit#no-ownership-cap#nri-multiple-homes
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NRI country playbook

Repatriating India Property Proceeds to Qatar Under FEMA

A Doha-based engineer who sold a Hyderabad flat learns how the USD 1 million ceiling, Form 15CA/15CB, and NRO routing actually work before moving money home.

16 Sept 202611 min
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#nri-repatriation#qatar-nri#fema-rules
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NRI country playbook

OCI and PIO Property Rights in India for USA-Based NRIs

A US-citizen OCI card holder has the same residential and commercial property-buying rights in India as an NRI — this guide untangles the OCI/NRI/PIO confusion using FEMA's actual rules.

16 Sept 202615 min
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#oci-property-rights#pio-buyer#usa-nri
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NRI country playbook

OCI and PIO Property Rights in India for UK-Based NRIs

A British-Indian OCI holder's rights to buy property in India come from OCI status, not passport nationality — here is exactly what FEMA permits, restricts, and requires for funding.

16 Sept 202613 min
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#oci-property-rights#pio-buyer#uk-nri
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NRI country playbook

Joint India Property Purchase With a Resident, From the USA

When a US-based NRI and an India-resident relative buy a home together, the ownership split, funding source, and loan structure have to be right from day one — here's how it actually works.

16 Sept 202611 min
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#nri-joint-purchase#co-ownership#usa-nri
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NRI country playbook

Can NRIs Buy Agricultural Land in India? FEMA Rules Explained

Why NRIs and OCIs cannot buy agricultural land or farmhouses in India under FEMA — and the narrow inheritance exception most relatives get wrong.

13 Sept 202613 min
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#nri-agricultural-land#fema-rules#nri-property
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NRI country playbook

How UAE-based NRIs Buy Property in India Remotely (2026)

A step-by-step remote-buying playbook for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah-based NRIs who want to buy in India without flying back for every step.

10 Sept 202611 min
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#nri-uae#buy-property-india#remote-buying
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Funding an India Home Purchase from the UAE: AED to NRE/NRO

A UAE-based NRI's practical guide to moving AED savings into a compliant NRE or NRO channel before paying for an India home.

10 Sept 202612 min
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#nri-uae#aed-remittance#nre-nro-account
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Repatriating India Property Proceeds to the UAE Under FEMA

A step-by-step look at how UAE-based NRIs move India property sale proceeds back to Dubai or Abu Dhabi within FEMA's rules and limits.

10 Sept 202611 min
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#nri-uae#repatriation#fema-rules
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NRI country playbook

How Saudi Arabia-based NRIs Buy Property in India (2026)

A step-by-step remote-buying playbook for Saudi Arabia-based Indian workers navigating FEMA rules, SAR-to-INR funding, POA execution from Riyadh, and async due diligence around limited visit windows.

10 Sept 202611 min
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#nri-saudi#buy-property-india#remote-buying
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NRI country playbook

Funding an India Home from Saudi Arabia: SAR to NRE/NRO

A Saudi salary and a shortlisted Kochi flat are two different currencies of trust — here's the banking-channel route that keeps your India purchase clean and repatriable.

10 Sept 202613 min
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#nri-saudi#sar-remittance#nre-nro-account
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NRI country playbook

Saudi NRIs: India Property Tax & Repatriation Essentials

Saudi Arabia doesn't tax your salary, but India still taxes what your India property earns — here's the essentials on rental tax, sale TDS and getting money back to Riyadh.

10 Sept 202612 min
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#nri-saudi#nri-property-tax#repatriation
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How Qatar-based NRIs Buy Property in India Remotely (2026)

A Doha-based engineer's Friday-night video walkthroughs show how Qatar's NRI community can buy property in India from a distance without ever wiring cash or signing a blind POA.

10 Sept 202616 min
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#nri-qatar#buy-property-india#remote-buying