The last date for linking PAN and Aadhaar card (PAN-Aadhaar Card Linking) by the Income Tax Department has already passed on July 31. Taxpayers whose PAN has become inactive can no longer use it until it is updated by paying a fine. But a big update has come from the Income Tax Department for NRIs.

NRIs will get the way of address proof

The Income Tax Department on Tuesday said non-resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign nationals whose PAN (Permanent Account Number) has been deactivated due to non-linking with Aadhaar, will have to submit their residential address to the concerned assessing officer for its revival. Proof should be submitted. The department said that some Overseas Indians/Overseas Citizens of Indian Origin (OCI) have raised concerns regarding their PAN becoming inoperative.

Dear Taxpayers,

Concerns have been raised by certain NRIs/ OCIs regarding their PANs becoming inoperative, although they are exempted from linking their PAN with Aadhaar.
Further, PAN holders, whose PANs have been rendered inoperative due to non-linking of PAN with Aadhaar,…

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) July 18, 2023

The Income Tax Department has written on Twitter that residential status is determined with reference to NRIs who have filed ITR in any of the last three assessment years or have informed the concerned Assessing Officer (JAO) about their residential status. Is. According to the department, PANs become inoperative in cases where the NRI has not updated his residential status or filed returns in the last three assessment years.

“NRIs whose PANs are inoperative are requested to submit relevant documents to their respective Assessing Officers with a request to update their residential status in the PAN related information,” the Income Tax Department said.

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This resident-friendly service of UIDAI will prove to be very helpful for those relatives (such as children, husband-wife, or parents etc.) of any Aadhaar users, who have necessary documents in their own name to update their address in their Aadhaar. Do not be a document.

How does this work For this, documents like ration card, mark sheet, marriage certificate, passport etc. can be presented as proof, in which both the name and relation of the applicant and the HoF are present, it is verified by an OTP. There is also no proof of relationship between the applicant and the HoF, so users have to submit a self-declaration in a set format to UIDAI.

Who can become HoF

UIDAI told that this facility will prove to be very beneficial for people going to cities and towns for various reasons within the country. This option will be in addition to the facility to update the existing address using any valid address certificate prescribed by UIDAI. Any resident above the age of 18 years can be a HoF for this purpose and can share his address with his relatives through this process.

How to update address in Aadhaar?

In the ‘My Aadhaar’ portal (https://myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in), a resident can choose this option to update the address online. After which, the resident will be allowed to enter the Aadhaar Number of the HOF, which will only be validated. To maintain adequate confidentiality of the HOF, no other information on the basis of the HOF will be displayed on the screen.

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