NRI Corner

As of April 2026, an NRI selling a Bangalore apartment can repatriate up to USD 1 million per financial year out of NRO funds. The chain of documentation including Form 15CA, 15CB, TDS certificate and registered sale deed takes 3 to 10 working days at the authorised dealer bank, and a single PAN-OCI mismatch can freeze the transfer. This piece walks through the FEMA framework, the TDS regimes, the LTCG math post 23 July 2024, and the Bangalore-specific verification stack for NRI buyers in 2026.

For non-resident Indians (NRIs), real estate investing may be quite profitable. Bangalore, sometimes known as India's Silicon Valley, has several options for NRIs to pursue this kind of investment. To successfully negotiate Bangalore's real estate market, especially for non-resident Indians (NRIs) investing in Bangalore real estate, you need to have a deep understanding of how things work in the area and give important factors careful consideration. We'll look at ten important factors that NRIs should think about carefully before investing in Bangalore real estate in this post.