RBI discontinues non-resident guarantee return from June 2022
No longer current — withdrawn, no replacement on file yet
Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2022-23/69 · issued 09 Jun 2022 · ~2 min read
Quick answerRBI has discontinued the quarterly return 'Details of guarantee availed and invoked from non-resident entities' effective quarter ending June 2022. AD Category I banks no longer need to file this return under FEMA. Relevant Master Directions are being updated accordingly.
What changed
RBI has discontinued the return 'Details of guarantee availed and invoked from non-resident entities' with effect from the quarter ending June 2022. This follows a prior circular (February 2022) that had proposed this discontinuation and promised a future effective date. The relevant Master Directions on ECB, trade credits, and FEMA reporting are being updated to reflect this change.
What it means for you
Banks and ADs are relieved from submitting a specific quarterly return on non-resident guarantees issued and invoked for fund and non-fund based facilities between Indian residents. This reduces reporting burden and simplifies compliance under FEMA. However, all other reporting obligations and underlying regulatory requirements remain unchanged.
Historical instruction — do not use for current compliance. This is what was required at the time; it no longer reflects current RBI requirements. If no replacement rule is linked above, that only means none is recorded on our register yet — it does not prove no later applicable rule exists. Confirm on the official RBI source below.
What banks were required to do at the time
Stop filing the quarterly return 'Details of guarantee availed and invoked from non-resident entities' from the quarter ending June 2022 onwards.
Update internal reporting checklists and compliance calendars to remove this return.
Inform your constituents (corporate clients, branches) about this discontinuation as advised by RBI.
Monitor RBI's Master Direction updates for formal incorporation of this change.
Who it affects
AD Category I banks, Authorised Persons handling FEMA reporting, Corporate entities that previously submitted guarantee details through banks
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Regulatory timeline
Decoded by BankPulse2026-06-18 06:01 IST
Status change: withdrawn03 Aug 2026, 04:00 IST
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Which specific return has been discontinued?
The return titled 'Details of guarantee availed and invoked from non-resident entities' has been discontinued. This was previously required under Part X of the Master Direction on FEMA reporting.
From when is this discontinuation effective?
It is effective from the quarter ending June 2022. So the return for that quarter and all future quarters is no longer required.
Do we need to update any Master Directions or circulars?
RBI has stated that the relevant Master Directions (ECB, trade credits, and FEMA reporting) are being updated. Banks should track these updates but no immediate action is needed beyond stopping the return.
📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2022-23/69
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 05
June 09, 2022
AD Category I banks
Madam/ Sir,
Discontinuation of Return under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to A.P. (DIR series) circular No 26, dated February 18, 2022 , wherein Authorised Persons were advised about proposed discontinuation of the return “Details of guarantee availed and invoked from non-resident entities”. It was also advised that the date of discontinuation would be notified in due course.
2. In this regard, reference may be drawn to A.P. (DIR series) circular No 20, dated August 29, 2012 , Master Direction - External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credits and Structured Obligations dated March 26, 2019 and the Master Direction - Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 dated January 01, 2016 , as amended from time to time (Refer Part X – ‘Statement for reporting of non-resident guarantees issued and invoked in respect of fund and non-fund based facilities between two persons resident in India’).
3. It has now been decided to discontinue the above return, with effect from the quarter ending June 2022.
4. The above-mentioned Master Directions are being updated to reflect these changes. AD banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their constituents.
5. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Section 10(4) and 11(2) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions/approvals, if any, required under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(Ajay Kumar Misra)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2022-23/69 · issued 09 Jun 2022. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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