OCI PAN Card

A person was a citizen of India and had a PAN card. Now, he is citizen of another country and has OCI.

He wants to use the old PAN card in purchase of residential property.

1. Does the PAN need to be updated? NSDL says the citizenship needs to be updated by Assessing Officer and says go to IT office. IT office says surrender old pan card and apply for a new one. Everyone givies a different answer.

2. OCI can't have Aadhar. So is OCI exempt from Aadhar to PAN linking?

Thank you.

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Quick Summary
This discussion addresses the complexities of using an Indian PAN card after obtaining Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status, particularly for purchasing residential property. The original poster faced conflicting advice from NSDL and the IT office regarding updating their PAN details. A chartered accountant clarifies that if the individual is considered a non-resident under the Income Tax Act, they are exempt from linking Aadhaar with PAN and do not need a new PAN card, only an update to their residential status.

1. Apply for modification of the existing PAN card.

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Hi Sunny

A person who is non-resident as per Income Tax Act, 1961 is exempt from linking aadhaar with PAN.

So, if the person is non-resident then he/she is not required to link their aadhaar with PAN. Just update their residential status with income tax, There is no need to apply for the new PAN at all.

In case of any further queries, kindly mail me at casoravgupta @ gmail.com

Thanks & Regards
ACA. Sorav Gupta
(Practicing Chartered Accountant)

 

 

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