Is FCRA registration mandatory to invite foreigners as volunteers in a NPO?

Namaste Sir,

Greetings of the day!

We have been going through the blogs of Socio Research & Reform Foundation regarding FCRA. 

We are Anatta Sangha Trust registered as a charitable public Trust under Indian Trusts Act 1882.

We want to invite foreign volunteers on an E3 Employment Visa to India (for honorary work with an NGO). So that they can work with us voluntarily in our projects for long term.

Kindly guide us whether FCRA registration is mandatory for our Trust to send them E3 visa invites along with our various registration documents. As of now, we don’t have FCRA registration.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Thanking You,

Warm Regards,

Sangha Das

Anatta Sangha Trust

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One Response to Is FCRA registration mandatory to invite foreigners as volunteers in a NPO?

  1. Subhash Mittal says:

    Thank you Anatta for your appreciation. Do suggest use search option for any topic relating to the Voluntary Sector legal compliance issues. We have more than 1000 posts available, which you find useful.

    Regarding your query. Visa & Immigation is not our expertise. You may go through this document on various Visa related formalities. https://cgimunich.gov.in/pages/MzAy#:~:text=All%20foreign%20nationals%20intending%20to,monthly%20remuneration%20not%20exceeding%20Rs.

    There are no separate forms under FCRA, which require any NPO to report employment of any foreigner. However if you check Q5 under FC4, it asks for details of foreigners employed or even associated with during the year. Since for E3 visas, you must have issued a letter also, hence you should disclose these details in the Form FC4. Please ensure that any payment to any foreign student is made in India only, and it should be for fulfilling objects within India.

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