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India Permanent Residency Status for Foreign Investors

9 facts quoted from the official source

Foreign investor making the prescribed FDI investment and creating the prescribed employment within the official time windows.

Route type
Investment
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Investment BasisThe official PRS policy sets the minimum at INR 100 million within 18 months or INR 250 million within 36 months and requires at least 20 resident jobs in each financial year.
  • Investment CurrencyThe official PRS policy sets the minimum at INR 100 million within 18 months or INR 250 million within 36 months and requires at least 20 resident jobs in each financial year.
  • Investment Min AmountThe official PRS policy sets the minimum at INR 100 million within 18 months or INR 250 million within 36 months and requires at least 20 resident jobs in each financial year.
  • Jobs RequiredThe official PRS policy sets the minimum at INR 100 million within 18 months or INR 250 million within 36 months and requires at least 20 resident jobs in each financial year.
Also stated by the source
  • Decision DiscretionaryThe policy provides ten-year multiple-entry status with a possible further ten-year extension.
  • Entries allowedThe policy provides ten-year multiple-entry status with a possible further ten-year extension.
  • Jobs Creation Deadline YearsThe policy provides ten-year multiple-entry status with a possible further ten-year extension.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
2 proven from the official source.
  • Permit Validity Months MaxThe policy provides ten-year multiple-entry status with a possible further ten-year extension.
  • Renewal or extensionThe policy provides ten-year multiple-entry status with a possible further ten-year extension.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to India?
The official source states: Foreign investor making the prescribed FDI investment and creating the prescribed employment within the official time windows.

Every answer is quoted from the official mha.gov.in page for this route, last read 2026-07-28.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source mha.gov.inLast read 2026-07-28 Every quote on this page is from this India government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-28 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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