NRI
Explore the unique legal and regulatory challenges faced by Non-Resident Indians. This section offers insights into visa processes, citizenship issues, and international law as it pertains to NRIs, providing essential guidance for cross-border legal matters.
NRIs Can Now Use UPI in India with Foreign Mobile Numbers
By mid-2025, NRIs can use UPI with international mobile numbers for secure payments in India, supported by major banks. This removes the Indian SIM requirement, enabling convenient digital transactions like…
California Explains Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Cutting Remittance Tax to 1%
Starting July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enforces a 1% tax on specific remittance methods by…
Air Arabia Launches Affordable Sharjah–Damascus Flights From July 10, 2025
Starting July 10, 2025, Air Arabia offers two low-cost daily flights between Sharjah and Damascus. This direct route…
ITAT Quashes NRI Property Investment Addition Over Jurisdiction Error
The ITAT’s June 2025 decision protects NRIs from invalid tax notices due to jurisdictional errors. Union Budget reforms…
Officer Held Accountable for Illegal Detention of NRI Businessman
ACP Mary Shailaja was held responsible for negligently detaining NRI businessman Krishnaprasad in 2019 using outdated police data.…
Hate Crimes Against Indians in Canada Surge Over 200% by 2025
Hate crimes toward South Asians in Canada rose 200% from 2019 to 2023. Online hate speech spiked 1,350%…
Bishnu Prasad Pattanaik, Cambodia-based NRI, arrested for overseas job scam
Bishnu Prasad Pattanaik was arrested for running international job scams deceiving Indian youths using fake offers abroad. Over…
NRIs and H-1B workers to pay lower remittance tax under approved bill
The US will impose a 3.5% tax from January 2026 on remittances sent abroad by noncitizens like NRIs…
Trump’s Immigration Bill Slaps New Remittance Tax
In 2025, Trump’s immigration bill proposes $6.1 billion for enforcement, a remittance tax, and $1,000 asylum fees. It…
NRI property fraud cases face tougher scrutiny by Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court enforces tougher bail standards in NRI property fraud, involving impersonation, undervaluation, and forgery.…