Regulatory document · Reserve Bank of India
Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2026
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- Applies toBanks that handle foreign money
- StatusIn force
- ImportanceMUST READ
- IssuedJun 29, 2026
- Amendmentsnone tracked
- Length5 points in 3 sections · 1 min read
The four dates on this rule
- PublishedJun 29, 2026The day RBI put this document out.
- Starts to applyNot statedNot stated separately in this document. Read the rule itself before you assume a start date.
- Time to get readyNot statedCannot be worked out until the day it starts to apply is known.
- Last date to actNot statedNo date to act by was found in this document. Other dates may sit inside single paragraphs.
This rulebook is short, and the page is short with it. This document is 1141 words long. It states 6 separate rules. So the page carries 6 points, not the thirty a long rulebook carries. Nothing has been left out to make it shorter.
At a glanceBanks must use the same meaning of IFSC as in the 2019 Act. Any person living outside India may open and keep an SNRR account. The amendment is valid from its Official Gazette publication date.
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What it says
Do it
1. IFSC meaning
Banks must use the same meaning of IFSC as in the 2019 Act.
2. NRO to SNRR process
NRO to SNRR transfers must follow Schedule 3 of these rules.
Background
1. start date
The amendment is valid from its Official Gazette publication date.
2. who can open SNRR
Any person living outside India may open and keep an SNRR account.
3. NRO to SNRR credit
Transfer from NRO to SNRR is an allowed credit within the stated limit.