Resident Foreign Currency Accounts
Resident Foreign Currency Accounts
Resident Foreign Currency Accounts

Resident Foreign Currency Accounts

  • Safe parking of foreign currency funds for returning NRI’s who is residing in India currently.
  • Funds from overseas which the customer has earned while he held a NRI Status like Superannuation, pension, or other monetary benefits from employer outside India, Conversion of assets held abroad, Gift/inheritance from a person outside India,etc.
  • Savings account can be maintained in any permitted currency.
  • NRE/FCNR (B) deposit held at the time of return can be converted into RFC account.
  • Balances can be converted into NRE/FCNR (B) account upon change in the depositor's residential status to non-resident.
  • Account can be opened either individually or jointly in the names of two or more NRIs/ PIOs. Also account can be opened jointly with close relative residents on ‘former or survivor’ basis where the NRI/PIO is the former holder and the Resident holder can operate the account only on death of the primary NR/PIO holder.