NRI Recurring Deposit 2025

  A Non-Resident External (NRE) Recurring Deposit account is a savings product specifically designed for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who want to systematically invest their foreign earnings in India. It allows you to deposit a fixed amount every month in Indian Rupees (INR), helping you build a secure corpus over time with assured returns.  

Updated On - 05 Sep 2025
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If you are looking forward to investing money every month and earn interest rates on the same, then recurring deposit is your answer. Through a recurring deposit scheme, people can invest a certain sum every month in their banks for a fixed period of time.

The rate of interest offered by the banks on their recurring deposit schemes are similar to the interest rates on fixed deposits.

Banks in India also allow their NRI customers to invest in recurring deposit schemes. NRI customers of banks can choose to invest money in recurring deposits through NRE Deposit Accounts or NRO Deposit Accounts.

NRE/NRI Recurring Deposit (RD)

In NRE Recurring Deposit Scheme, the money for deposit comes only from Non - Residential External Accounts. Most banks in India allow NRE Deposits for a minimum tenure of 1 year and the amount of deposit and the interest rate varies from bank to bank.

A major advantage of investing money in this scheme is that the interest that NRIs earn from this deposit scheme is not taxable in India. Some banks also allow people to deposit different amounts every month in their recurring deposit accounts.

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There are many banks in India that offer recurring deposit schemes to NRIs. Some of them are:

  1. ICICI Bank
  2. Andhra Bank
  3. Axis Bank
  4. Bank of India
  5. Bank of Maharashtra
  6. Canara Bank
  7. Central Bank of India
  8. Corporation Bank
  9. HDFC
  10. Indian Bank
  11. J & K Bank
  12. Karur Vyasa Bank
  13. State Bank of India
  14. Syndicate Bank
  15. Yes bank
  16. State Bank of Hyderabad
  17. Oriental Bank of Commerce
  18. IDBI Bank
  19. Karnataka Bank
  20. South Indian Bank
  21. Federal Bank
  22. Dhanalakshmi Bank
  23. State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
  24. Lakshmi Vilas Bank
  25. Bharatiya Mahila Bank
  26. Saraswat Bank
  27. Punjab & Sind Bank

FAQs on NRI Recurring Deposit (RD)

  • What is the maximum period of NRE deposit?

    The NRE term deposit has a minimum of one year and a maximum of ten years. The quarterly interest earned on a cash certificate will be added to the principal, which is a reinvestment plan. It is acceptable to remove a deposit early.  

  • What is an NRE recurring deposit account?

    A Non Resident External (NRE) Recurring Deposit is basically a type of bank deposit which is being linked to your NRE deposit. This is a type of account where you can deposit all your foreign earnings in the form of the currency of your foreign country where you reside right now. It helps you in maintaining your earnings abroad as an NRI. A person can open his or her NRE RD (Recurring Deposit) with the help of the internet banking account that is linked to their NRE account. With the help of internet banking, you can transfer money from the NRE account to the RD account. 

  • Is interest earned on NRE or NRI account taxable?

    No, tax is applicable on NRE or NRI account.  

  • Can an NRI open an account with zero balance?

    Yes, a person creating an account before departing for a foreign country with no balance can do so if they are starting a new job, business, or profession. He or she must next send money in a timely manner to make the account operational; else, only a chequebook will be given.

  • Can an NRI invest in a recurring deposit account?

    Yes, an NRI can definitely invest in a recurring deposit account. A recurring deposit is basically a facility available to NRIs in order to convert a small amount of monthly savings in the form of a sizeable amount. It is an excellent form of savings for the NRI customers in the fixed monthly income groups. The interest rates that banks give on their recurring deposit plans are comparable to those on fixed deposits. 

  • What is the difference between NRE and NRO RD?

    A Non Resident External (NRE) is a type of bank account which is opened in India for an NRI to save his or her earnings made in a foreign country. On the other hand, a Non Resident Ordinary (NRO) account is a type of bank account that is opened in India in the name of an NRI in order to manage the income which is earned by him or her in India. The incomes can be pension, interest, dividend, rent, etc. An NRI can open a joint NRO account with one or more than one NRIs or Indian citizens. A joint NRE account, however, can only be opened with another NRI. 

  • Can NRI accounts to be opened from abroad also?

    Yes, an NRI can definitely open accounts from a foreign country by sending duly filled as well as signed Account Opening Form (AOF) duly attested by Indian Consulate along with the self attested copies of Visa and passport. 

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