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ODI, FDI, ECB, compounding and repatriation — structured and reported so that capital moves cleanly and stays compliant.
Foreign-exchange regulation governs every rupee that crosses the border. We structure outbound investment, inbound FDI, external commercial borrowings and repatriation under FEMA, complete the RBI and AD-bank reporting, and resolve historic breaches through compounding — so that capital flows are clean and the file is closed.
Overseas-investment structuring, AD-bank routing and Form FC filing.
Inbound-investment structuring with FC-GPR, FC-TRS and entity compliance.
External-commercial-borrowing eligibility, terms and Form ECB reporting.
Regularisation of past contraventions before the RBI with the application built and argued.
Dividend, royalty and exit repatriation structured and documented for clean outflow.
APR, FLA return and ongoing exchange-control filings maintained.
We map the flow, the route and the reporting it triggers.
We choose the compliant route and the entity and instrument mix.
We complete the RBI and AD-bank filings within their timelines.
Where history needs cleaning, we compound it and close the file.
We make the capital flow defensible — and we clean up the flows that were not.
| Filing | When | Who |
|---|---|---|
| FC-GPR | Within 30 days of issuing shares to a foreign investor | Indian company receiving foreign investment |
| FC-TRS | Within 60 days of a transfer of shares between a resident and a non-resident, or of receipt of consideration | The resident party |
| Form FC | Before the remittance for an overseas direct investment | Indian company or resident individual investing abroad |
| Annual Performance Report | By 31 December every year for each overseas investment | The Indian investor |
| Annual return on foreign liabilities and assets | By 15 July every year | Indian entities with foreign investment in or out |
A reporting delay can usually be regularised by paying a late submission fee through the bank if it is within three years of the due date. Older delays, and substantive breaches such as late allotment or pricing below fair value, go to compounding with the Reserve Bank. Our late submission fee calculator gives a first estimate, and FEMA compounding and late submission fees explains both routes.
Estimate the fee for a delayed FC-GPR, FC-TRS, Form FC or APR.
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