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Indian government clarifies Aadhaar Card issue

Auckland, December 23, 2017

The following is a notification issued by the Indian High Commission based in Wellington:

Aadhaar Card enrolment is presently available to residents in India.

OCI holders who stay in India for a long time (over 182 days in twelve months immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment) and have an Indian address can also enrol for Aadhaar Card in India.

NRIs, although they are citizens of India, are not eligible for Aadhaar Card if they have not stayed for 182 days or more in the last 12 months.

Upon completion of 182 days of their stay in India in the last 12 months immediately preceding the date of application for enrolment, NRIs can apply for Aadhaar Card.

The Income Tax Act

As per Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act 1961, every person who is eligible for to obtain Aadhaar number shall, on or after the 1st Day of July 2017, quote Aadhar Number (1) in the application allotment of Permanent Account Number (2) in the return of income.

The above provisions apply to persons who are eligible to get Aadhaar.

Under Section 3 of Aadhaar Act 2016, only a resident is entitled to get Aadhaar.

Therefore, the provisions of Section 139AA quoted above regarding linking of Aadhaar to PAN or the requirement of quoting the Aadhaar Number in the return shall not apply to a Non-Resident, who is not eligible to get Aadhaar.

The above notification was dated December 13, 2017 and received by us on that day. We apologise for the delay in posting the notification. However, we had carried a related story in our April 15, 2017 issue.

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