FORMS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FEMA ACT, 1999 AND RBI

S.No. Objective Purpose Forms Time Period
1 Annual Return on Foreign  Liabilities and Assets Disclosure of Foreign Liabilities and Assets, mandatory by Companies received or having outstanding FDI or ODI at the end of reporting year FLA Return On or before 15th July Annual Basis
2 Annual Performance Report (APR) Any Indian party/individual having  ODI, shall report to AD Bank in respect of each joint ventures, Wholly Owned Subsidiaries FORM ODI Part-II On or before 31st December Annual Basis
3 External Commercial Borrowings Reporting of All ECB transaction to RBI through AD Category-I Bank ECB-2 Return Within 7 days from the closing of month Monthly Basis
4 Sister Master  Form  

To integrate the existing reporting norms for foreign investment in India.

Report to RBI for allotment of shares against foreign investment FC-GPR i.e. Foreign Currency- Gross Provisional Return Within 30 Days of Allotment Event Basis
Reporting of Transfer of Shares by Shareholder Resident Outside India or vice versa along with FC-GPR FC-TRS i.e. Foreign Currency Transfer Within 60 Days from the date of receipt of amount of Consideration Event Basis
Foreign direct investment in an LLP through capital contribution

and profit shares;

LLP-I, Within 30 days from the date

of receipt of the amount of consideration

Event Basis
Disinvestment or transfer of capital contribution and profit shares

in an LLP

LLP-II,  Within 60 Days from the date of receipts Event Basis
Issue or transfer of convertible notes CN within 30 days of such

issue

Event Basis
Issue of ESOS, sweat equity shares or shares

against the exercise ESOS by an Indian company to an

employee resident outside India

ESOP within 30 days

from the date of issue of employees’ stock option

Event Basis
Reporting of downstream investment or indirect foreign investment in

a company or an LLP

DI Within 30 days

from the date of allotment of capital instruments

Event Basis
Issue or transfer of depository receipts DRR within 30 days of close of the issue Event Basis
Reporting of investment by a person resident outside India in an

investment vehicle

InVi Within 30 days from the date of issue of units. Event Basis
5 Advance Reporting Form (ARF) Reporting by an Indian company receiving investment from outside India for issue of shares or other eligible securities under the FDI Scheme  to Regional Office  of RBI through AD Category I Advance Reporting/Remittance  Form (ARF) Within 30 Days of Issue of Shares outside India Event Basis
6 Overseas Direct Investment Reporting by An Indian Party/Resident making overseas investment on receipt of Share Certificate or any other documentary evidence of investment. FORM ODI Part-II i.e. Overseas Direct Investment Within 30 Days of Receipt of Evidence or Share Certificate Event Basis

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