What do FEMA rules allow when transferring salary from Singapore to an Indian bank account?

You can move your entire Singapore salary to India without any cap under FEMA, but the account you use matters as much as the transfer itself. Once you become an NRI, you legally cannot keep depositing this money into a regular resident savings account, so get your account type sorted before the money starts flowing.

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What You Need To Stay Compliant

• Route every transfer through an Authorized Dealer Category-I bank, never an unregulated channel.
• Select the correct RBI purpose code for salary or personal savings on each international transfer.
• Get a FIRA or FIRC receipt from your receiving bank as proof the funds came from abroad.
• Preserve your Singapore payslips, tax assessments, and employment contract in case Indian authorities question a large credit.
• If you qualify as an NRI with services rendered entirely in Singapore, your salary is generally not taxable in India, and any DTAA relief covers tax already paid to IRAS.

My Advice

Convert your Indian savings account to an NRE account as soon as your residency status changes, and start every salary transfer with the correct purpose code rather than fixing it after the fact. Keep a simple folder of your FIRC receipts and Singapore payslips from month one, so an audit query never catches you scrambling.