Checklist of documents for directorship in Indian companies by persons resident outside India

CS MOHIT SALUJA | Last updated: 11 January 2023

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Foreign nationals and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can now become directors in Indian companies, thanks to liberalised government policies. To be appointed as a director, a Director Identification Number (DIN) is mandatory. The required documentation varies based on your residency status, whether you are a foreign national, a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) holding an OCI card, or an NRI. Generally, documents like passports, identity and address proofs need to be notarised and apostilled by the Indian embassy in your country of residence, though exceptions exist, particularly when visiting India on a business visa or if you are an NRI visiting India.

In the recent years, the Government of India has liberlised its policies for the Foreign Investors whereby they can come to India and invest in various sectors. Presently every sector except a few like railway, defence, agriculture, real estate etc are allowed by the Government, where Foreign Direct

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CS MOHIT SALUJA

PRACTICING CS, Jalandhar, 9914558709

Hi, This is CS Mohit Saluja, Graduate in Law and Post Graduate in Commerce & a Fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi, having more than 10 years of stringent experience in the field of Secretarial and RBI Matters, Company Law Board (CLB), Regional Director (RD) and NCLT (National Comp ... Read more

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