RNOR status calculator for returning NRIs.
Enter your days in India for the tax year you want to check and the ten before it. The calculator runs the Income Tax Department's residence tests and shows whether you are non-resident, RNOR, or resident and ordinarily resident, which test decided it, and what that means for your NRE and FCNR money. An estimate, not tax advice.
Day counts only
Eleven numbers, one per tax year from 1 April to 31 March.
Shows its working
Which of the two RNOR tests you pass, and by how much.
Money, not just tax
What your status means for NRE, NRO and FCNR accounts.
Runs in your browser
Nothing you type is sent or stored anywhere.
Work out your status
Enter your days in India for each tax year (1 April to 31 March). Blank counts as zero.
Tax year to check
Estimate for 2026-27
Non-resident (NR)
On these day counts you are not resident in India for this tax year, so India generally taxes only income that arises or is received in India.
- Resident this year: no (0 days)
- Non-resident in 10 of the 10 years before: passes the nine-of-ten test
- 0 days in India over the 7 years before: passes the 729-day test
Your NRE and FCNR money
Your account status follows foreign exchange rules, not this tax status: once you have returned to India to stay, tell your bank, even if you are still non-resident for tax.
An estimate from day counts only, not tax advice. It does not model the rules for Indian citizens with more than ₹15 lakh of Indian income, or for people visiting rather than returning to stay. Confirm with a chartered accountant.
How does the RNOR calculator work?
It first checks whether you are resident in the year you chose: 182 days or more in India, or 60 days or more with 365 days over the four years before. If you are, it tests whether you were non-resident in nine of the ten preceding years, or spent 729 days or fewer in India across the preceding seven.
Pass either test and the estimate is RNOR. Fail both and it is resident and ordinarily resident. Not resident at all and it is non-resident. The same tests are explained step by step in our RNOR status guide.
Which days count as days in India?
Every day you were physically in India during the tax year, which runs from 1 April to 31 March. Days of arrival and departure are generally both counted. Work from passport stamps and airline bookings rather than memory, because a few days either way can change the answer near a threshold.
What does the RNOR calculator not cover?
It does not model the 120-day rule and the deemed-resident rule for Indian citizens and people of Indian origin with more than ₹15 lakh of Indian income, or the different day counts for someone visiting India rather than returning to stay. If either could apply to you, have a chartered accountant work out your status.
Does RNOR status let me keep my NRE account?
No. Bank accounts follow India's foreign exchange rules, not your income tax status. Once you return to India to stay, an NRE account is redesignated as a resident account or its balance moved to a Resident Foreign Currency account, and NRO becomes a resident account. Existing FCNR(B) deposits may run to maturity.
Should I move money to India before or during RNOR?
That depends on your own tax position, so ask an adviser. Practically, many returnees send savings in planned instalments rather than all at once. ComplyRemit converts at the mid-market rate with a $0 transfer fee and pays any Indian bank account or UPI ID, funded from your linked US bank account.
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