Five Investment options for NRIs in India
Here are most preferred investment options for NRIs. 1. Bank deposits. NRIs can invest in Bank accounts. I t is illegal for an NRI to have savings bank account and it should be converted to NRO account . There are three types of bank accounts for NRIs:- · Non-Resident (External) Rupee Account Scheme (NRE Account); · Non-Resident Ordinary Rupee Account (NRO Account); and · Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Account (Banks) Scheme (FCNR Account). 2. Equity investments. NRIs need to open an an account under the portfolio investment scheme(PIS) on either repatriation or non-repatriation basis. 3. Mutual funds. There is no restriction on NRIs for investing in Mutual funds. They can invest in debt and equity Mutual funds. NRIs from USA and Canada have certain restrictions and can only bu...