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Evidence of overseas equity investment

The share certificate or host-country equivalent that proves an overseas equity investment and must be delivered to the AD bank.

How this is timed

Standing duty, no filing date

Regulator
RBI
Category
RBI and FEMA
Form
Not specified
Last verified
2026-09-01
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Submit evidence of the overseas equity investment to the designated AD bank within six months from remittance or capitalisation. If the evidence is not obtained, repatriate the remitted funds within the same six-month period. The calendar cannot compute this deadline because its event schedule supports days, not calendar months.

What changed

The 2022 overseas investment framework states this as a six-calendar-month follow-through duty and applies LSF to delay.

Deadlines counted from an event

These have no calendar date. The clock starts when the event happens.

Standing duty

Submit the share certificate or host-country equivalent to the designated AD bank within six months from remittance or capitalisation. Repatriate the funds within the same six months if the evidence is not obtained.

The rule

Stated as the law states it, so you can work out any period yourself.

Evidence after remittance or capitalisation

Submit the share certificate or host-country equivalent to the designated AD bank within six months from remittance or capitalisation. Repatriate the funds within the same six months if the evidence is not obtained.

Who must comply

  • A person resident in India that makes an overseas equity investment

Statutory basis

Read the provision here where we hold it, or on the regulator's site.

Before you file

  • Record the remittance or capitalisation date.
  • Request the share certificate or equivalent evidence from the foreign entity.

How to file

  1. 1Obtain the share certificate or host-country equivalent.
  2. 2Give the evidence to the designated AD bank within six months.
  3. 3Repatriate the funds within six months if you cannot obtain the evidence.

Designated AD Category I bank

Last verified 2026-09-01. Confirm against the official source before you rely on it.