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NRI IMMIGRATION
clearly noted that the central
ministries, departments,
state governments and other
implementation agencies
should keep in mind that
Aadhaar as an identity
document can be sought
only from those eligible for it
under Aadhaar Act, and that
most NRIs/PIOs/ OCIs may
not even be eligible for its
enrolment.
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Furthermore, according to
the Prevention of Money
laundering Rules 2017 and
also the Indian Income
Tax Act, the linking of
bank accounts and PAN
respectively, “is for those
persons who are eligible to
enrol for Aadhaar”.Thus, NRIs
and PIOs will not fall under
their ambit.
The Aadhaar-issuing body
had received concerns and
petitions from several cases
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the Aadhaar Act,”
about such problems faced
by Non Resident Indians
(NRIs), Person of Indian Origin
(PIOs) and Overseas Citizens
of India (OCI) where they
were demanded Aadhaar for
availing various services and
benefits.
Apparently some departments
were asking the NRIs/OCIs/
PIOs to produce Aadhar or
link it with their bank accounts
for availing services. This
was happening despite the
fact that NRIs/PIOs/OCIs are
not entitled for the 12-digit
biometric card registration.
According to the UIDAI note
dated November 15 to central
and state ministries, “The laws
regarding submitting/linking
of Aadhaar for availing the
services/benefits applies to the
residents as per the Aadhaar
Act 2016, Most of the NRIs/
PIOs/OCIs may not be eligible
for Aadhaar enrolment as per
It has also ordered the
implementing agency to
workout a mechanism “to
ascertain the genuineness
of status of such NRIs/PIOs/
OCIs”.
It comes as a relief to the
mass NRI population of India
since, the government of
India in a notification from
the revenue department, has
made it clear that producing
Aadhaar was mandatory for all
existing resident Indian bank
account holders by December
31, 2017. If they fail to do so,
their account shall no longer
be operational.
In a press release, Consulate
General of India at New York
stated details on Aadhaar for
Non Resident Indians (NRIs)
and Persons of Indian Origin
(PIOs)
Aadhaar Card enrolment
is presently available to