PAN Card application process: how to get a PAN card!

Source: ChilliBreeze

You wish to open a demat account, or maybe you are about to purchase some property in India. Whatever the
reason, you need a PAN – but you are not sure how to apply for one. This article tells you all that you need to
know!

Where to begin

Your application for PAN must be made on Form 49 A. You can obtain it from IT PAN Service Centers or TIN
Facilitation Centers, or download it from the website of the Income Tax Department, UTI Investor Services or
NSDL. You can submit the completed form to any TIN Facilitation Center or PAN Service Center. Alternatively,
you can make an online application on the tin-nsdl website. You have to pay a processing fee of Rs. 60 (plus service
tax) while submitting the form. For foreign addresses, the fee is Rs. 717. On submitting the application, you will
receive a unique 15-digit acknowledgment number.

What you need

Make sure that you attach all the necessary documents:

• Proof of identity: Submit a copy of any one of the following – School-leaving or matriculation certificate,
recognized degree, credit card, bank account statement, passport, ration card, driving license, property tax
assessment order, water bill, voter’s identity card, certificate of identification signed by a Member of
Parliament or Legislative Assembly, Municipal Councillor or Gazetted Officer.

• Proof of address: A copy of any one of the following will suffice – Bank account statement, passport,
voter’s identity card, driving license, ration card, employer’s certificate, electricity or telephone bill,
property tax assessment order, rent receipt or certificate of address signed by a Member of Parliament or
Legislative Assembly, Municipal Councillor or Gazetted Officer.

• Photograph: Individual applicants need to affix a recent stamp-size color photograph.

Some useful tips

• In your application, you will need to mention the designation and code of the concerned Assessing Officer
of the IT Department.

• Ensure that you mention your full name. Do not use initials.

• If you are an NRI, you have the option of applying through a resident representative. If you prefer, you can
 apply directly, so long as you are in one of the 90+ countries listed on their web site as mailing locations.

• You can track the status of your application on the tin-nsdl website – for this, you need to quote your
acknowledgement number. An SMS status tracking facility is also available.

If the procedure sounds daunting, simply approach a tax consultant or a service provider such as NRI Tax Services.
Within one month of application, your PAN card should be in your hands!

Do you have a PAN card? How did you apply? Did you face any problems while applying for PAN? Do write to us
about your experience and tell us what can be done to make it easier.
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What you need to get pan card online.

1. Document that has your overseas address on it. The best

document to use is your bank statement showing your overseas
address.

2. Copy of passport.

3. Photograph

4. Bank draft in the amount of Rupees 744 payable at Mumbai to

‘N S D L PAN’

Note: NRIs cannot pay with a credit card from overseas.

NRI online applications for a ‘Permanent Account Number’ (PAN)

Step by step instructions for getting PAN CARD from abroad.

1. Log on to ONLINE PAN CARD Website

2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page where you see:

'Apply for a new PAN Card' and select Individual from the drop down
menu bar.
3. Application for Pan Card Form49A will open.

4. Fill in the form. Read Guidelines on filling form and Instructions

on filling form if you wish. When filling in the address make sure it
is the same overseas address that is shown on your bank
statement.

5. Do not fill an Indian address.

6. Once the form is filled, review it to ensure everything is correctly

filled and click submit.

7. An acknowledgement will appear on the screen if form was

submitted correctly.

8. Print out at least two copies of the acknowledgement. (One copy

is for your record)

9. Paste your photo on one of the printouts of acknowledgement

and sign in black ink.

10. Sign on all pagers of the photocopies of your passport and your
bank statement.
(Black pages of passport are not required to be copied)

11. Mail all documents to NSDL, PAN unit at Mumbai.

12. You can track the status of your application by using your
acknowledgement number.