Answer Book question
The NRE balance goes to the nominee or heirs. If the heir is resident, the funds are typically transferred to a resident account; if the heir is an NRI, to their NRE/NRO as permitted. Inform the bank, submit the death certificate and nominee/heir documents, and ask how they handle the account status. FEMA rules on repatriation for heirs apply.
The NRE balance goes to the nominee or heirs. If the heir is resident, the funds are typically transferred to a resident account; if the heir is an NRI, to their NRE/NRO as permitted. Inform the bank, submit the death certificate and nominee/heir documents, and ask how they handle the account status. FEMA rules on repatriation for heirs apply.
A father who retired from Dubai kept an NRE account he never redesignated. On his death the resident son claims it; the bank transfers the balance to the son's resident account after the standard documents.
NRE accounts belong to NRIs. On death, the balance is a transferable asset like any deposit; the receiving account type depends on the heir's status.
Nominee Heir's residency status Whether the account should have been redesignated earlier Repatriation needs
The father's own failure to redesignate after returning. a common loose end.
Extremely common. Returning NRIs should redesignate accounts within the required time; see the NRI chapter.
Balance transferred to the son's resident account in 5 weeks.
NRI heirs wanting repatriation should take advice on FEMA limits.
Inform the bank Claim with documents Check the heir's account type
What happens to my NRE account when I return to India? What if there is no nominee?
NRIs & returning Malayalis · Family support
RBI guidance on deceased depositors' claims and UDGAM portal · SEBI/AMFI transmission procedures · IRDAI claim guidelines · Kerala Registration and Revenue Department procedures for legal heirship · Indian Succession Act / Hindu Succession Act as applicable Rates, limits and whether you may qualify change. Confirm with the official source. Ask Kerala Rising: Start with a Family Asset Inventory. Send us what you know so far. even a name and a bank. and we will help you work through every place worth checking. WhatsApp +1 443 595 9000 · keralarising.com Kerala Rising › Family › After a death · After a death 19
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