Documentation

NRE Fixed Deposit

Invest in a NRE Fixed Deposit that is tax-free and fully repatriable Indian Rupee deposit account for NRIs & PIOs to earn high returns from income earned through foreign sources.

Minimum amount required for booking NRE Fixed Deposit is Rs. 50,000/- only

Auto renewal of fixed deposits on maturity

Fully and freely repatriable deposit (both principal and Interest)

Interest earned on deposit is at par with resident deposits

Other Features

Interests on NRE deposit are compounded quarterly
To earn interest on fixed deposit, it needs to be kept for a minimum of one year and above, up to a maximum of 10 years
Phone Banking and Net Banking access facilities are available
It can be jointly opened by NRIs/PIOs
The principal amount and the interest earned on NRE deposit is exempted from Income Tax in India

Non Resident Indian

Documentation for Non Resident Indian, while submitting the account opening form / documents at Kotak Bank Branches in India:

Photocopy of Indian Passport pages where your name, photograph, date and place of birth, specimen-signature, date of issue / expiry and address details are recorded; and
Copy of valid Visa / Work / Residence Permit (the visa could be either in the passport or given separately); and
Proof of Mailing Address (local or overseas address as selected for communication on the account opening form); and
Latest colour photograph (passport sized)

Documentation for Non Resident Indian, while sending the account opening from / documents overseas:

Photocopy of Passport pages where your name, photograph, date and place of birth, specimen-signature, date of issue / expiry and address details are recorded; and
Copy of valid Visa / Work / Residence Permit (the visa could be either in the passport or given separately); and
Proof of Mailing Address (local or overseas address as selected for communication on the account opening form); and
Latest colour photograph (passport sized)

The above documents mentioned under a, b and c needs to be attested by:

An overseas bank official located and operating in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA only. OR
Any Branch of an Indian Scheduled Commercial Bank having overseas branch OR
Notary Public or Equivalent Authority OR
The Indian diplomatic mission in the applicant’s country of residence OR
Self-Attestation. In case of Self Attestation, all documents submitted should be signed by respective account holders with the words ‘TRUE COPY’. Additionally,
- A signed cheque drawn in favour of Kotak Mahindra Bank A/c - (your name) on your existing account in India or abroad AND
- An original bank account statement (not more than 3 months old)or
- Original credit card statement (not more than 3 months old) or
- Original utility bill (electricity/piped gas/telephone/water - not more than 3 months old)

Notes:

Entry Work/Residence Visa accompanied with employment contract and customer signed declaration will be accepted to open an account. The customer has to submit the valid permanent visa before expiry of the Entry Work/Residence Visa failing which the account will be blocked/ closed.
Bridging Visa for customers resident in Australia can be accepted for account opening. For bridging visa - copy of customer passport which bears the original expired visa date along with email of bridging visa needs to be submitted.

Person of Indian Origin

Documentation for Person of Indian Origin (PIO), while submitting the account opening form / documents at Kotak Bank Branches in India:-

Photocopy of Foreign Passport pages where your name, photograph, date and place of birth, specimen-signature, date of issue / expiry and address details are recorded; and
Copy of valid Visa / Work / Residence Permit (required only if the country of mailing address is different from the country of citizenship and India, the visa could be either in the passport or given separately); and
Additionally, applicant has to provide any of the below mentioned document, if the place of birth is outside India:
- Copy of Indian passport of spouse OR
- Copy of Indian passport held by self or parents / grandparents at any time OR
- PIO Card OR
- OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card
Proof of Mailing Address (Indian or overseas address as selected for communication on the account opening form); and
Latest colour photograph (passport sized)

Documentation for Person of Indian Origin (PIO), while sending the account opening from / documents overseas:-

Photocopy of Foreign Passport pages where your name, photograph, date and place of birth, specimen-signature, date of issue / expiry and address details are recorded; and
Copy of valid Visa / Work / Residence Permit (required only if the country of mailing address is different from the country of citizenship and India, the visa could be either in the passport or given separately); and
Additionally, applicant has to provide any of the below mentioned document, if the place of birth is outside India:
- Copy of Indian passport of spouse OR
- Copy of Indian passport held by self or parents / grandparents at any time OR
- PIO Card OR
- OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card
Proof of Mailing Address (Indian or overseas address as selected for communication on the account opening form); and
Latest colour photograph (passport sized)

The above documents mentioned under a, b, c and d needs to be attested by:

An overseas bank official located and operating in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the USA only. OR
Any Branch of an Indian Scheduled Commercial Bank having overseas branch OR
Notary Public or Equivalent Authority OR
The Indian diplomatic mission in the applicant’s country of residence OR
Self-Attestation. In case of Self Attestation, all documents submitted should be signed by respective account holders with the words ‘TRUE COPY’. Additionally,
- A signed cheque drawn in favour of Kotak Mahindra Bank A/c - (your name) on your existing account in India or abroad AND
- An original bank account statement (not more than 3 months old)or
- Original credit card statement (not more than 3 months old) or
- Original utility bill (electricity/piped gas/telephone/water - not more than 3 months old)

Seafarer Employed with Foreign Vessels

Documentation for Seafarer employed with foreign vessels, while submitting the documents at Kotak Bank Branches in India:-

Photocopy of Passport pages where your name, photograph, date and place of birth, specimen-signature, date of issue / expiry and address details are recorded; and
Copy of valid Transit / Work Visa (the visa could be either in the passport or given separately); OR Copy of Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC). The CDC must indicate latest discharge stamp / last date of arrival in India, or a declaration that you are sailing for the first time; and
Valid Contract Copy OR Original letter on the letterhead from agent / principal carrying logo and address providing contract details namely: 1. Name of the employee 2. Employment in the principal shipping company (Name of the principal where employed & Address of the overseas company) 3. Name of the vessel & flag. 4. Name of the port. 5. Commencement of contract. 6. Tenure. 7. Salary in foreign currency. 8. Passport no.; and
Merchant Navy Declaration - Format provided in the Account Opening Form; and
Proof of Mailing Address (Indian Address only); and
Latest colour photograph (passport sized)

Disclaimers

All KYC documents provided to be mandatorily self-attested, except on furnishing original documents / certificates.

INTEREST RATES FOR DOMESTIC NRE FIXED DEPOSITS - PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL ALLOWED

INTEREST RATES FOR NRE DEPOSITS effective 1st September 2022. (Rates are subject to change from time to time)
Maturity Periods- Premature withdrawal allowed	Less than Rs.2 Crore#
365 Days - 389 Days	6.00%
390 Days (12 months 25 days)	6.25%
391 Days -Less than 23 Months	6.25%
23 months	6.25%
23 months 1 Day- less than 2 years	6.25%
2 years- less than 3 years	6.25%
3 years and above but less than 4 years	6.25%
4 years and above but less than 5 years	6.25%
5 years and above up to and inclusive of 10 years	6.25%

Disclaimer :

^*Rates for Senior Citizen category not available for NRE TDs.
- No interest will be payable for NRE TDs staying less than 1 year.
- Standalone Fixed Deposits of tenure 1 year and above linked to saving / current account will be treated as per the regular sweep deposit functionality and penal charge will be levied as applicable.
- Interest rates are subject to change without prior notice.
- For interest rates on deposits of Rs. 10 crore and above, please get in touch with the nearest Kotak Mahindra Bank branch
- The calculation of interest is basis 365 days in a year for deposits booked in a non-leap year and 366 days in a year for Fixed Deposits booked in a leap (calendar) year.

INTEREST RATES FOR DOMESTIC NRE FIXED DEPOSITS - PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL NOT ALLOWED

Disclaimer : Premature withdrawal Not Allowed Deposit

- Premature withdrawal of this deposit is not allowed till maturity.
- No interest will be payable for NRE TDs staying less than 1 year.
- ActivMoney/ Sweep in Facility is not available on this deposit
- Auto Renew option is not available.
- Acceptance of deposits of Rs. 5 cr. and above is at the discretion of the Bank
- Monthly Interest Payout option is not available.
- Above rates are applicable for mentioned dates only and are subject to change without prior notice
- Bank will not extend any kind of facility including OD against Fixed Deposits booked under No Premature Withdrawal scheme;
- Bank will not book Fixed Deposits in respect of funds lying in Escrow account / arrangement
- The calculation of interest is basis 365 days in a year for deposits booked in a non-leap year and 366 days in a year for Fixed Deposits booked in a leap (calendar) year.

Important: Penal Charge on Pre-mature withdrawal of Fixed Deposits (Domestic / NRO / NRE)

Interest will be paid at the rate prevailing on the date of deposit for the tenure the deposit or the withdrawn amount remained with the bank or at the contracted rate, whichever is lower after deducting applicable penal charge for premature withdrawal as per Terms & Conditions of the bank.
As per Terms & Conditions of Fixed Deposit Accounts of the Bank, the penal charge on premature closure of Fixed Deposits including partial closure has been fixed by the bank as below on Fixed Deposits booked/ renewed on or after 1st November, 2012 till 19th May,2022.

Tenure of Fixed Deposit	Penalty
Less than 181 days	Nil
181 days and above	0.50%

For erstwhile ING Vysya Bank customers the above premature withdrawal penalty slabs will be applicable for Fixed Deposits booked/ Renewed on or after 1st April 2015 till 19th May, 2022.

Important: Penal Charge on Pre-mature withdrawal of Fixed Deposits (Domestic / NRO / NRE) with effective from 20th May, 2022

Tenure of Fixed Deposit	Penalty
Less than equal to 180 days	Nil
Greater than 180 days to less than or equal to 364 days	0.50%
Greater than or equal to 365 days	1.00%

In addition to the above, no interest will be paid on the principal amount withdrawn from NRE Fixed Deposits before completion of one year.

Fees and Charges

The Premature withdrawal of Retail Fixed Deposit is permissible. However, the interest will be paid at the rate prevailing on the date of deposit for the tenure the deposit remained with the bank or at the contracted rate, whichever is lower.Further, the Bank will levy a penal charge from time to time for such premature withdrawals as prescribed below for Fixed Deposits booked/ renewed on or after 1st November, 2012.

INTEREST RATES FOR NRE FIXED DEPOSITS effective from 8th Aug 2017 (subject to change form time to time)

Fixed Deposit	Penalty
Less Than 1 year	Nil
1 year and above	0.50%

Interest on Fixed Deposit will be compounded at quarterly rests in case of reinvestment deposits subject to keeping the deposits with the Bank for a minimum tenor of 1 year and above.No interest is payable on the Fixed Deposits held for less than 1 year.