Organisation : Foreign Investment promotion Board
Facility : Get an Approval for Foreign Investment Promotion Board
Home Page : http://fipb.gov.in/
Get an Approval for Foreign Investment Promotion Board :
Proposals for foreign investment were considered by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), initially under the PMO.
Related : Foreign Investment Promotion Board Apply for Collaboration & Industrial Licence : www.statusin.in/5411.html
The recommendations of the FIPB were approved through a 3-tier approval mechanism viz. FIPB as a committee of senior officials to examine and make recommendations; Empowered Committee on Foreign Investment (ECFI) chaired by the Finance Minister
Instructions before you proceed with e-filing :
1. Applications seeking FIPB approval as an investee or investor company for the first time are called “Fresh Applications”. Applicants may, therefore, click on the “Fresh Application” link in case they are approaching FIPB for the first time.
2. “Amendment Applications” are those which seek an amendment to the FIPB approval already granted.
3. On submission of the Mandatory Preliminary Application, whether for Fresh or Amendment cases, a computer generated unique (FC Registration No.) number shall be allotted. Thereafter, the applicant may either use the FC Registration No. to proceed for filing the on-line application or mention this number on the hardcopy of the application to be submitted at the FIPB Facilitation Center, Near Gate No. 9, North Block, New Delhi-110001 (Tel : 011 23095123/ 4031; Intercom: 5123). The applicant must also quote this number in all future correspondences with the FIPB.
4. For Amendment Applications which are procedural in nature, users may click “Amendment Application which is procedural in nature” and submit in the prescribed proforma.
5. All proposals submitted to FIPB henceforth (both e-filing & hard copy) must quote the earlier Foreign Collaboration Number issued by FIPB for ease of reference. In case no FC approval has been issued to the company earlier, the same may be clearly mentioned. The company has also to quote the foreign collaboration number issued by FIPB Unit of their group companies also. A company should hold only one Foreign Collaboration approval.
6. For Submission of information for intimation/ record of FIPB, including information with respect to P.N. 4/2009 user may click “Submission of information for intimation / record of FIPB” and submit in the respective format.
7. Any query pertaining to application filed or in the process of being filed, may be asked through the link – “Clarification/Query”.
8. In case an applicant wishes to make a change in the recently submitted application, that has not been processed, he/she may click on the link “Updation/Additional Information Form”. Additional details being sought by the FIPB may also be submitted through the same link.
9. It is mandatory to file complete details of the Directors in applications seeking FIPB approval to enable capturing the inputs in the first instance for expeditious processing from the security angle. This requirement is also mandatory in case the foreign collaborator has Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chinese/ Hong Kong registration/links. To provide these details kindly click HERE.