Eligibility quiz
Are you an investor who is a citizen of another country and has a B-4 Investor Business Visa?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in India
You can live in India for 10 years, with no limit on the length of your stay during that time.
Your status may be renewed for another 10 years.
You do not have to register with the foreigners’ registration office.
Study in India
If you are the investor’s spouse or dependant and hold this status, you can study in India without a separate student visa or advance permission.
Before the course starts, tell the foreigners’ registration office the institution, subject and course length.
Work in India
If you are the investor’s spouse or dependant and hold this status, you can work in the private sector with permission from the foreigners’ registration office.
There is no ₹16.25-lakh minimum annual salary for this work.
Travel to India
You can leave and re-enter India multiple times while your status is valid.
Buy a home
You can buy one residential property in India to live in.
The purchase must follow foreign exchange rules.
How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Find your local office
Find the Foreigners Regional Registration Office or Foreigners Registration Office responsible for your present place of stay in India.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the documents required for your online application.
See required documentsFill in the application
Create an e-FRRO account using your own email address and a valid Indian mobile number, then select Permanent Residency Status (PRS) and your local office. Fill in the online form and upload the requested documents and photograph.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Submit your completed application online through e-FRRO after uploading the required files.
Submit your applicationPay the fee online
When your office tells you the amount and enables payment, pay the fee through the e-FRRO bank-payment gateway.
Pay the feeAttend if called
Go to your local office for an interview or visit only if the office asks you to. It will send you the date and time by email or text message.
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Wait for the decision
Follow your application on the e-FRRO dashboard and watch for email or text updates. Respond online if your office asks for corrections, different documents or another service.
Track your applicationGet your residence document
If approved, download your electronic residence document from e-FRRO or receive it by email as directed. It records your Permanent Residency Status and lets you live in India under that status.
Get your documentReport changes when needed
During your stay in India, report any change of address or passport to your local office.
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Send your annual records
Each year, send your local office a copy of Form FC-GPR, the investing company’s annual foreign liabilities and assets return and its Reserve Bank acknowledgement, and the income tax return. Include details of jobs created for resident Indians with certification from the company’s statutory auditor, so you can continue to meet the conditions of your status.
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Documents needed
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Proof of investment
Provide evidence of your foreign investment in India. It must show at least ₹10 crore invested within 18 months, or at least ₹25 crore within 36 months.
Passport details
Provide your current passport details in your application. Follow the portal’s instructions for any uploads.
Recent photograph
Upload a recent, clear photograph in the format requested by the portal. It should generally show your full face from the front, with a plain light background and no shadows, and be no larger than 1 MB.
Investor visa details
Provide the details of your current B-4 Investor Visa in your application. Follow the portal’s instructions for any uploads.
Application form
This is the online Permanent Residency Status application. The portal will tell you what to upload, and your FRRO or FRO may ask for more documents.
Proof of jobs
Provide evidence that your investment generated jobs for at least 20 people resident in India in every financial year. After you receive PRS, submit job details every year with a self-certification from the statutory auditor of the Indian company that received your investment.
Income tax return *
Submit the income tax return filed with India’s Income Tax Department. Give it to your FRRO or FRO every year.
* Only if you have been granted PRS.
Copy of FC-GPR *
Submit a copy of Form FC-GPR to your FRRO or FRO every year.
* Only if you have been granted PRS.
Foreign liabilities return *
Submit the Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets that the Indian company receiving your investment filed with the Reserve Bank of India. Give it to your FRRO or FRO every year.
* Only if you have been granted PRS.
Reserve Bank acknowledgement *
Submit the Reserve Bank of India’s acknowledgement of the Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets. Give it to your FRRO or FRO every year.
* Only if you have been granted PRS.
Considerations
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Address and stay reporting
Tell the foreigners’ registration office if your address or passport changes.
When staying in a hotel or lodge, make sure the keeper or other person responsible sends Form C to that office.
Annual investment reports
Every year, give the foreigners’ registration office the investee company’s Form FC-GPR and the relevant income-tax return.
Also provide its annual return on foreign liabilities and assets filed with the Reserve Bank of India, with the bank’s acknowledgement.
Provide job details self-certified by the company’s statutory auditor.
Investment and jobs
The investor must maintain the qualifying investment: at least ₹10 crore brought in within 18 months or ₹25 crore within 36 months.
The investment must create at least 20 jobs for Indian citizens living in India in every financial year.
Status can be lost
Your status expires after 10 years unless renewed.
It can be cancelled for failing to maintain the investment or jobs, breaking conditions, giving false information, criminal or security grounds, or an adverse order.
If it is cancelled, you must leave or obtain another lawful permission to stay.
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