SBM Private Wealth Resident Foreign Currency Account is designed for homecoming NRIs and diplomats who wish to stay in India for an indefinite period of time. The carefully designed suite of benefits is our way of offering them a warm welcome to India.

Global currency opportunities for returning NRIs

SBM Private Wealth invites you to gain from the appreciation in currency value across the globe and enjoy a world of unimaginable benefits with best-in-class forex services and beyond.

This account brings the added flexibility to hold funds, denominated in multiple foreign currencies i.e. USD, GBP, JPY and others.

Flexibility

Earn more on your foreign currency savings, which may be parked in Savings, Current or Term Deposit accounts, denominated in foreign currency.

Diverse options

Enjoy full repatriation benefits throughout your life.

Repatriation
benefits

You may convert these funds towards opening an NRE / FCNR account if your residential status changes to Non-Resident at a later stage.

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Convenient provisional account for Resident Indians

Resident Foreign Currency (Domestic) Account enables resident Indians to open and hold foreign currency for a defined period of time, under the following conditions:

The currency may be acquired upon visit to any place abroad, received from a non-resident as an honorarium or gift, as receipt towards services rendered any services, towards the settlement of any lawful obligation.

Wide currency source

The foreign currency also covers the unspent foreign exchange acquired from any authorised person towards travel abroad.

Earn while you travel

It is mandatory to convert the accruals into Rupees before the end of the succeeding calendar month.

Rupee conversion

Benefits, Privileges and Investment opportunities for the diplomats

Foreign diplomatic missions, diplomats and their family members in India are eligible to open and maintain Resident Foreign Currency Accounts under the following conditions:

Such persons may open rupee deposits with an AD Bank. Funds held in such an account if converted in rupees shall not be permitted to be converted back into foreign currency.

Rupee-denominated accounts

The account may be held in the form of current or term deposit account, or savings account.

Diverse options

Such accounts may be credited by way of inward remittances and from the rupee account of the diplomatic mission in India. The funds in the account may be repatriated outside India without RBI approval.

Repatriation benefits

Please get in touch with your nearest SBM Bank branch to know further details on how you can gain from global FX movements.

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