Who qualifies for NRI status?

NRI status is given to non-resident Indians who meet the following criteria:

1. Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)

   Indian citizens working abroad, business people residing overseas, and students studying in foreign countries.

2. Person of Indian Origin (PIO)

   An individual who is not a citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, China, Iran, Nepal, or Bhutan and who:

   • At any time held an Indian passport, or
   • Whose parents or grandparents were citizens of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955, orIs a spouse of an Indian citizen or a person referred to in the above clauses.
3. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)

   Foreign nationals of Indian origin who have obtained OCI status from the Government of India. NRI is a term that refers to an Indian citizen who resides outside India for a period of 182 days or more in a fiscal year.