BANKER's CORNER FOREX FOR RESIDENTS

[ These Rules shall not apply to payments made out of Resident Foreign Currency account (RFC) or Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency account ( EEFC ) ]
Liberalization of Foreign Exchange Laws, bankers are given general permission for foreign exchange release  for residents too. Bankers are authorized to release / sell foreign exchange to residents for current account transactions within the limits prescribed byS the Reserve Bank of India.
Forex for :

TRAVEL ABROAD

STUDIES ABROAD 

IMIGRATIONS 

MAINTENANCE OF CLOSE RELATIVES ABROAD

GIFT REMITTANCE 

DONATIONS 

COMMISSION TO AGENT 

ARCHITECTURAL / CONSULTANCY SERVICES 

TRADE MARK 

FOREIGN TV ADVERTISEMENT .

PAYMENT OF ROYALTY OR LUMPSUM FEES 

PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS 
Various transactions of residents require Reserve Bank of India's approval.
[ These Rules shall not apply to payments made out of Resident Foreign Currency account (RFC) or Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency account ( EEFC ) ]
Foreign Exchange transaction are subject to prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India. However bankers are given general permission for transactions upto prescribed limits.
[ I ] With the enactment of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 withdrawal / purchase of foreign exchange by any person in India as also corresponding of sale of foreign exchange by an authorised dealer / banker is generally allowed if the same amounts to Current Account Transactions. This would generally include travel abroad, medical treatment, subscriptions to periodicals, computer services, professional services and like.
However, certain restrictions are laid down. Enumerated transactions wherein the banks may allow foreign exchange drawal (provided applicant has approval from Ministry / concerned department of Government.) upto prescribed limits.