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\n\n\n\n3. FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCan a 100% foreign-owned subsidiary open a bank account in India?<\/strong>
Yes. Once incorporated with the MCA, a wholly owned subsidiary can open a current account with an authorised dealer bank. The bank completes KYC on the company, its directors and its beneficial owners before activating the account for inward remittances.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhich documents are needed to open a bank account for a foreign subsidiary?<\/strong>
Banks typically ask for the certificate of incorporation, MoA and AoA, PAN, a board resolution, director KYC and registered office proof. Foreign parents must also provide apostilled constitutional documents, an ownership chart and UBO details.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCan the share capital be received before the company has a bank account?<\/strong>
Generally no. Funds are remitted into the subsidiary\u2019s Indian bank account, so the account must exist first. Some banks allow limited arrangements during incorporation, but practices vary by bank and should be confirmed in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDo foreign directors need to visit India for account opening?<\/strong>
Not always, but it depends on the bank. Some accept remote verification with notarised or apostilled documents, while others require in-person signing. At least one resident director is mandatory for the company, and that person often handles local formalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat happens if FEMA reporting is delayed after receiving foreign investment?<\/strong>
Late reporting or late share allotment can result in a FEMA contravention. The company may need to regularise it through RBI compounding and pay a penalty. Filing within the prescribed timelines through the AD bank avoids this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bank account opening for foreign subsidiaries in India is often the step that decides how quickly a newly incorporated company can start operating. Many foreign parents, NRIs, global startups and overseas investors complete incorporation within days, then wait weeks for a bank to clear the company\u2019s KYC and ownership checks. The delay rarely comes from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[812],"tags":[5049,5057,5047,5056,745,801,5053,5054,3256,5052,5051,5058,5055,5050,4218,5048],"class_list":["post-9852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-100-fdi-subsidiary-india","tag-authorised-dealer-bank-india","tag-bank-account-opening-for-foreign-subsidiaries-in-india","tag-beneficial-ownership-kyc-india","tag-company-formation-in-india","tag-company-setup-in-india","tag-current-account-for-foreign-owned-company","tag-fc-gpr-reporting","tag-fema-compliance-india","tag-firc-and-firms-filing","tag-foreign-company-bank-account-india","tag-inward-remittance-share-capital-india","tag-press-note-3-fdi","tag-rbi-guidelines-foreign-subsidiary-2026","tag-resident-director-requirement-india","tag-wholly-owned-subsidiary-bank-account-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9854,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9852\/revisions\/9854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startupsolicitors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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