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1 Points Posted on 13 November 2021

Good Day,
I am a Ships Crew working onboard Foreign flagged Vessels.Can you please advise my residential status on the basis of below information.

My sea service has been as follows for the financial Year.

Ship 1 Panama Flag - 60 Days
Salary- In USD.
Port of joining -Qatar
Port of Disembarkation- Qatar

Ship 2 Panama Flag -100 days
Salary- In USD.
Port of joining-Uk
Port of Disembarkation-Poland

Ship 3 Bahamas Flag-60 Days
Salary- In INR(16 lk plus).
Port of joining India
Port of Disembarkation is not fixed as I am still onboard,it may be India or Singapore.

Also I Stayed in Sri Lanka for 24 days after my sign off from Ship no 2

My querry from respected members is that.

1)Can I add the 24 days spent in Sri Lanka as a tourist days to my total NRI days?

2)Is the Sea service performed on Ship 3 Taxable,even if I sign off in Singapore.Will it be an eligible Voyage?

kind regards

This will be my first year that I will claim as as NRI status.

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Quick Summary

This discussion addresses the residential and tax status for a Merchant Navy ship's crew member working on foreign-flagged vessels. The user seeks clarification on whether days spent in Sri Lanka can be counted towards NRI days and if service on a specific ship, even with a foreign sign-off, is taxable. Advice suggests that seafarers are classified as NRI based on days spent in India, with days outside India calculated via CDC, and that service on the specified voyage is not taxable.

Rama chary Rachakonda

Master in Accounts & high court Advocate

9620 Points Posted on 13 November 2021

Can be added in NRI days. Generally, seafarers (or merchant navy workers) are Citizens of India, and based on their number of days stay in India, are classified as Non-Resident or NRI. Just like any other person, if a seafarer stays in India for 182 days or more during a financial year, then he shall be considered Resident in India.