What documents are required to open a Zerodha account as a foreign national or OCI residing in India?

You need to submit specific forms and supporting documents to open your Zerodha account as a foreign national or OCI residing in India. All documents must be within their validity periods when submitting your application. If any expire before you complete the account opening process, you'll need to obtain new copies.

• Application form: Account opening form (PDF). Ensure to fill up the two-letter country code. It can be found by visiting nationsonline.org/oneworld/country_code_list.htm.
  
  
• Investment classification declaration (PDF)
• FATCA Declaration: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) declaration (PDF). Tax Identification Number (TIN) must be filled in the FATCA declaration. The common TINs are as follows:
  • USA: SSN, EIN or ITIN
  • Canada: SIN
  • UK: UTR or NINO
  • Singapore: NRIC or FIN
  • Australia: TFN
• Self-attested copy of the supporting documents:
• • Indian PAN
  • Tax ID proof from your country of origin
  • Passport
  • Indian address proof
  • Indian resident bank account.
  • OCI card (if applicable)

Submission process

1. Email soft copies to [email protected] for review.
2. Make corrections if requested.
3. Courier documents with ₹500 cheque payable to Zerodha Broking Limited to:

Zerodha Customer Support Centre
192A 4th Floor,
Kalyani Vista, 3rd Main Road,
JP Nagar 4th Phase,
Bengaluru, 560076

Processing time: Up to 72 working hours