Indian entities, resident individuals and certain other residents may make overseas investment subject to the applicable schedules, limits, route, sector and reporting conditions.

Yes. An Indian company may make ODI or financial commitment in a foreign entity if it satisfies the applicable FEMA overseas investment conditions.

Yes. A Limited Liability Partnership is treated as an Indian entity for overseas investment purposes and may make ODI subject to the applicable rules and reporting.

Resident individuals may make overseas investment under the applicable schedule and LRS-linked conditions, subject to restrictions on control, subsidiaries and permitted structures.

A foreign entity is an entity formed, registered or incorporated outside India with limited liability, subject to special treatment for strategic sectors and regulated funds.

Under the automatic route, eligible overseas investment may be made through the designated AD bank without prior RBI approval, subject to OI Rules, Regulations and Directions.

RBI approval may be required for approval-route cases, certain financial commitment thresholds, restricted structures, NOC situations or other cases not covered under automatic route.

Financial commitment includes ODI, debt other than OPI and non-fund-based facilities such as guarantees extended by a person resident in India to eligible foreign entities.

An Indian entity may lend, invest in debt instruments or extend non-fund commitments only when it is eligible for ODI, has made ODI in the foreign entity and has control as required.

Yes. ODI review should check prohibited activities, Central Government restrictions, financial services conditions, step-down subsidiaries and round-tripping layer restrictions.

Common documents include board resolution, foreign entity documents, valuation, agreements, remittance details, Form FC data, UIN records, share certificates and prior filings.

Board approval or equivalent approval is commonly required by AD banks to support overseas investment, financial commitment, disinvestment or approval-route proposals.

Valuation may be required depending on the transaction, pricing guidelines, AD bank policy, acquisition, transfer, swap, restructuring or write-off facts.

Evidence of investment such as share certificates or relevant host-country documents must generally be submitted to the AD bank within six months of remittance or capitalisation.

Foreign entity financial statements may be needed for APR, valuation, restructuring, write-off, disinvestment and ongoing overseas investment compliance review.

Form FC is used for overseas investment financial commitment reporting under the RBI reporting framework and is routed through the designated AD bank.

UIN means Unique Identification Number allotted for the foreign entity. It records the overseas investment relationship and must be obtained before remittance or acquisition, whichever is earlier.

The person resident in India reports overseas investment through the designated AD bank in the form and manner prescribed by RBI.

Yes. ODI transactions relating to a particular UIN are routed through the designated AD bank, and multiple investors in the same foreign entity use the AD bank designated for that UIN.

Financial commitment is reported at the time of sending outward remittance or making the financial commitment, whichever is earlier. Disinvestment and restructuring have separate timelines.

APR means Annual Performance Report filed for each foreign entity where ODI has been made, unless a specific exemption applies under the overseas investment regulations.

APR is generally submitted every year by December 31. If the foreign entity's accounting year ends on December 31, the APR is submitted by December 31 of the next year.

APR is generally based on audited financial statements, though unaudited certified financials may be permitted in limited no-control and no-mandatory-audit situations.

An Indian entity which has made ODI is required to submit the Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets within the time decided by RBI.

Yes. APR reporting includes acquisition, setting up, winding up, transfer of step-down subsidiaries and alteration in shareholding pattern during the reporting year.

ODI disinvestment means transfer, sale, liquidation or exit from overseas investment in a foreign entity, subject to pricing, reporting and repatriation conditions.

Disinvestment in a foreign entity is generally reported within thirty days of receipt of disinvestment proceeds.

Dues, disinvestment consideration or liquidation proceeds relating to ODI are generally required to be realised and repatriated within ninety days from the relevant due or receipt event.

Restructuring includes balance sheet restructuring of the foreign entity affecting the Indian investor's equity or debt exposure, subject to FEMA conditions and certification.

Restructuring of overseas investment is generally reported within thirty days from the date of restructuring.

Late Submission Fee, or LSF, is the RBI-prescribed fee mechanism for regularising certain delayed overseas investment reports, forms or documents through the AD bank.

RBI's matrix lists APR, FLA return, Form OPI and similar periodical reporting delays at INR 7,500 per return, wherever applicable.

RBI's matrix lists Form FC and transactional reporting delays as INR 7,500 plus 0.025 percent multiplied by the amount involved and delay period, subject to the prescribed rules.

The LSF option is generally available up to three years from the due date of reporting or submission under the overseas investment regulations.

Yes. Further financial commitment or transfer relating to the foreign entity may not be facilitated until the reporting delay is regularised.

Choose based on investment stage, foreign entity structure, Form FC and UIN status, APR and FLA status, disinvestment, restructuring, delay and AD bank query complexity.

Yes. CompanyJi can assist with Form FC data preparation, UIN coordination and AD bank communication where investment documents are ready.

Yes. CompanyJi can assist with APR data preparation and filing coordination where prior ODI records, UIN and foreign entity financials are available.

Yes. CompanyJi can coordinate related FEMA filings such as FLA return, OPI reporting, delayed reporting support and foreign investment record review where required.

Quotation depends on investor type, number of foreign entities, transaction value, Form FC/UIN status, APR/FLA years, delay, AD bank queries and urgency.