2.Consideration for the property purchased is met out of foreign exchange remittedfrom abroad through normal banking channels or funds withdrawn from the purchaser's NRE/FCNR account maintained with banks in India.
3.A declaration is submitted to Reserve Bank (Central Office) about acquisition of the commercial property in form IPI-7 within a period of 90 days from such acquisition/final payment of purchase consideration along with a certified copy of the document evidencing the transaction and bank certificate regarding the consideration paid.
4.Reserve Bank would consider applications for repatriation of original investment in commercial property in respect of properties purchased on or after 26th May 1993 up to the consideration amount remitted in foreign exchange for the acquisition of the property provided the property is sold after a period of three years from the date of the final purchase deed or from the date of payment of final installment of consideration amount, whichever is later. The balance amount of sale proceeds of the property/ies should be credited to the seller's NRO account or Resident Rupee Account (Q.A. 22 Account) in the case of resident foreign citizens maintained with a bank in India. Applications for repatriation of the amount should be made to Reserve Bank (Central Office) in form IPI-8 within 90 days of the sale of the property.
C. Who is considered as a foreign citizen here? For the purpose of above general permission, a foreign citizen is deemed to be of Indian origin if (a) he held an Indian passport at any time, or (b) he or his father or paternal grandfather was a citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) provided that the citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Nepal shall be deemed to be not of Indian origin.