- Elisabeth Carvalho wrote: Secondly I don't know if anyone read my original post but I stated very clearly that the term NRIs has lost its original and true meaning and has been loosely interpreted to mean every Indian or Person of Indian Origin, who now resides outside of India.
==== Mario Goveia writes: I don't know anything about any "original and true" meaning of the term NRI, but there is nothing loose about the definition of an NRI as the link I provided shows. Here it is again: www.incometaxmumbai.nic.in/taxpayer/nri/nri1.htm === jcx: Well that is a good idea .... Lets look at what the IncomeTaxMumbai website has to say. Maybe ..there is something rather loose (as Elizabeth puts it) about it. Please section one and section two of the material on the quoted website. Please figure out which category, an American citizen like (say) Mario Goveia ..... fits into: have fun jc --- from : www.incometaxmumbai.nic.in/taxpayer/nri/nri1.htm DEFINITION OF NON-RESIDENT INDIAN :- A non-resident Indian is a person who is a citizen of India or a foreign citizen of Indian Origin who has left India either for business or for employment or for any other reasons indicating a intention to stay outside India for an uncertain period (FERA). CATEGORIES OF NON-RESIDENT INDIANS :- Indian CITIZENS who stay abroad for employment or for carrying for a business or vocation or for any other purpose, in circumstances indicating an indefinite period of stay outside India. Indian CITIZENS working abroad on assignments with foreign government/ government agencies like United Nations Organisation (UNO) - including its affiliates, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (IBRD), etc. OFFICIALS of the Central and State Governments and public sector undertakings deputed abroad on temporary assignments or posted to their offices (including Indian diplomat missions) abroad. _________________________________________________________________ Enter the Windows Live Mail beta sweepstakes http://www.imagine-msn.com/minisites/sweepstakes/mail/register.aspx _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
