HOW TO APPLY PAN FOR FOREIGNER:
Qualified Foreign Investor: A QFI is either a person or an institution who is a resident of a country that is a member of Financial Action Task Force. Further Details on a QFI can be obtained from the SEBI website with the link http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/attachdocs/1345199799106.pdf
Foreign Institutional Investor: An FII is basically an institution/ organization which has been incorporated or established outside India and wishes to make an investment in India in Securities. A detailed regulation on FII has been issued by SEBI in 1995 and the same has been regulated recently. Following are the links to view the original regulation and to view the latest amendments to the same.
http://www.sebi.gov.in/acts/act07a.html
http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/commondocs/pt1b5_h.html
Depository Participant (DP): A Depository is basically an organization that holds securities which can be traded. There are two Depositories in India, the National Securities Depository Limited and the Central Depository Service (India) Limited. A Depository Participant is essentially an intermediary who is required to be registered with one of the Depositories in order to trade in the securities on behalf of their client. The relationship between a Client/ Investor and the agent known as the Depository Participant is government by SEBI Depositories Act 1996.
Foreign Institutional Investor: An FII is basically an institution/ organization which has been incorporated or established outside India and wishes to make an investment in India in Securities. A detailed regulation on FII has been issued by SEBI in 1995 and the same has been regulated recently. Following are the links to view the original regulation and to view the latest amendments to the same.
http://www.sebi.gov.in/acts/act07a.html
http://www.sebi.gov.in/cms/sebi_data/commondocs/pt1b5_h.html
Depository Participant (DP): A Depository is basically an organization that holds securities which can be traded. There are two Depositories in India, the National Securities Depository Limited and the Central Depository Service (India) Limited. A Depository Participant is essentially an intermediary who is required to be registered with one of the Depositories in order to trade in the securities on behalf of their client. The relationship between a Client/ Investor and the agent known as the Depository Participant is government by SEBI Depositories Act 1996.
