RBI/2013-2014/8 Master Circular No.8/2013-14 (Updated as June 25, 2014) July 01, 2013 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Remittance Facilities for Non-Resident Indians / Persons of Indian Origin / Foreign Nationals Remittance facilities for Non-Residents /Persons of Indian Origin /Foreign Nationals are being governed by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read

RBI/2013-14/11 Master Circular No.11/2013-14 (Amended up to June 17, 2014) July 01, 2013 To, All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad Direct investments by residents in Joint Venture (JV) and Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) abroad are being allowed, in terms of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999,

RBI/2013-14/13 Master Circular No.13/2013-14 (Updated upto June 18, 2014) July 01, 2013 To, All Category – I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Import of Goods and Services Import of Goods and Services into India is being allowed in terms of Section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (42 of 1999), read with Notification No. G.S.R. 381(E) dated May 3, 2000 viz. Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account) Rules, 2000 as amended from tim

RBI/2012-13/15 Master Circular No.15/2012-13 (Updated as on April 01, 2013) July 02, 2012 To, All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Foreign Investment in India Foreign investment in India is governed by sub-section (3) of Section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read with Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time. The regulatory framework and instructions issued by the Reserve Bank

RBI/2012-13/6 Master Circular No. 6/2012-13 (Updated as on October 12, 2012) July 2, 2012 To, All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Miscellaneous Remittances from India – Facilities for Residents Miscellaneous remittance facilities for residents are allowed in terms of section 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, read with Government of India Notification No. G.S.R 381(E) dated May 3, 2000, as amended from time to time.

RBI/2012-13/8 Master Circular No.8/2012-13 (Updated as on October 12, 2012) July 02, 2012 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Remittance Facilities for Non-Resident Indians / Persons of Indian Origin / Foreign Nationals Remittance facilities for Non-Residents /Persons of Indian Origin /Foreign Nationals are being governed by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 r

RBI/2012-13/3 Master Circular No. 3/2012-13 (Updated as on April 09, 2013) July 02, 2012 To, All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/ Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses This Master Circular consolidates the existing instructions on the subject of “Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/ Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts o

RBI/2012-13/1 Master Circular No.1/2012-13 July 02, 2012 To All Authorised Persons, who are Indian Agents under the Money Transfer Service Scheme Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Money Transfer Service Scheme Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) is a quick and easy way of transferring personal remittances from abroad to beneficiaries in India. Only inward personal remittances into India such as remittances towards family maintenance and remittances favouring foreign to

RBI/2012-13/2 Master Circular No.2/2012-13 July 2, 2012 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Non-Resident Ordinary Rupee (NRO) Account The acceptance of deposits by an Authorised Dealer / Authorised bank from persons resident outside India are regulated by the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read with FEMA Notification No.5/2000 RB dated May 3,

RBI/2012-13/9 Master Circular No. 9/2012-13 (Updated as on April 10, 2013) July 2, 2012 To, All Authorised Dealer Category - I banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, 1999 The compounding of contraventions under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 is a voluntary process@@NBSP@@ by which an applicant can seek compounding of an admitted contravention of any provision of FEMA, 1999 under Section 13(1)

RBI/2012-13/11 Master Circular No. 11/2012-13 (Updated as on September 26, 2012) July 02, 2012 To, All Banks Authorised to Deal in Foreign Exchange Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV)/ Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad Direct investments by residents in Joint Venture (JV) and Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) abroad are being allowed, in terms of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 6 of the Foreign Exchange Manageme

RBI/2012-13/7 Master Circular No. 7/2012-13 (Updated as on March 18, 2013) July 02, 2012 To, All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam / Sir, Master Circular on Establishment of Liaison / Branch / Project Offices in India by Foreign Entities Establishment of Branch/Liaison/Project Offices in India is regulated in terms of Section 6(6) of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 read with Notification No. FEMA 22/ 2000-RB dated May 3, 2000 as amended from time to tim