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India's Gateway To the World — and Back.
GIFT City hosts India's International Financial Services Centre — legally a foreign jurisdiction, physically in India. That's the structural reason it works differently.
What it is
Regulated by IFSCA, not SEBI
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gandhinagar) hosts India's IFSC, under a dedicated regulator — the IFSCA. Two directions of flow live on this single infrastructure: Indian money going global, and NRI money coming home.
Outbound
For resident Indians, investing globally
At a glance
RouteRBI Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)
Annual capUSD 250,000, shared across all LRS uses
Typical minimum~USD 5,000
Key edgeNot subject to SEBI's overseas-fund investment cap — doesn't “gate” during high demand
Inbound
For NRIs/OCIs, investing into India
At a glance
LRS applies?No — NRIs wire directly, no $250K cap
CurrencyStays in USD/GBP/EUR/AED — no round-trip conversion
RepatriationNo ceiling, no Form 15CA/15CB
Tax edgeMany products tax-exempt on gains for non-residents
Important caveat. US and Canada-based NRIs are excluded from most IFSC fund products due to FATCA/PFIC compliance complexity. We flag this upfront rather than let it surface after you've engaged with a specific product.