Q5. When can a resident individual open a foreign currency account outside India?
Answer: A resident individual can open a foreign currency account with a bank outside India in the following cases:
1)
A resident student who has gone abroad for studies for the period of stay abroad. All credits to the account from India should be made in accordance with FEMA and the rules and regulations made thereunder. On the student’s return to India after completion of studies, the account will be deemed to have been opened under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS).
2)
A resident who is on a visit to a foreign country for the period of stay abroad. The balance in the account should be repatriated to India on return of the account holder to India.
3)
A person going abroad to participate in an exhibition/ trade fair for crediting the sale proceeds of goods. The balance should be repatriated to India within one month from the date of closure of the exhibition/ trade fair.
4) The following persons
for remitting/ receiving their entire salary payable to them in India:
- A foreign citizen resident in India, who is an employee of a foreign company and is on deputation to the office/ branch/ subsidiary/ joint venture/ group company in India;
- An Indian citizen who is an employee of a foreign company and is on deputation to the office/ branch/ subsidiary/ joint venture/ group company in India; and
- A foreign citizen who is a resident in India and is employed with an Indian company.
5) For the purpose of
sending remittances under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme.