FCRA License is a license issued to persons (ie. Individulas, HUFs, Associations, NGOs) under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA) to get Foreign Contributions (ie. Donations, Grants from abroad).

There are two modes of obtaining permission to accept foreign contribution according to FCRA, 2010:

1. Registration
2. Prior Permission

The following are the eligibility criteria to get registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA). For grant of registration under FCRA, 2010, the association should:

1. be registered under an existing statute like the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 or section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Now Section8 of Companies Act, 2013) etc;
2. be in existence for at least three years and has undertaken reasonable activity in its chosen field for the benefit of the society for which the foreign contribution is proposed to be utilized. It should incur at least Rs.15 lakhs expenditure for its activities during last three years. If the association wants foreign contribution for inclusion of its capital investment in assets like land, building, other permanent structures, vehicles, equipments, then the Chief Functionary shall have to give an undertaking that these assets shall be utilized only for the FCRA activities and they will not be diverted for any other purpose till FCRA registration of the NGO holds.

An NGO which does not complete three years of experience may apply for grant of prior permission under FCRA, 2010. Prior permission is granted for receipt of a specific amount from specific donor/donors for carrying out specific activities/projects. For this purpose, the association should meet following criteria:

1. be a registered Society, registered Trust or Registered Company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013;
2. submits a specific commitment letter from the donor indicating the amount of foreign contribution and the purpose for which it is proposed to be given.

Conditions for Prior Permission or Registration under FCRA:

1. The person making an application for registration or grant of prior permission is not fictitious or benami.
2. The person has not been prosecuted or convicted for indulging in activities aimed at conversion through inducement or force, either directly or indirectly, from one religious faith to another.
3. The person has not been prosecuted or convicted for creating communal tension or disharmony in any specified district or any other part of the country.
4. The person has not been found guilty of diversion or mis-utilisation of its funds.
5. The person is not engaged or likely to engage in propagation of sedition or advocate violent methods to achieve its ends.
6. The person is not likely to use the foreign contribution for personal gains or divert it for undesirable purposes.
7. The person has not contravened any of the provisions of the FCRA Act.
8. The person has not been prohibited from accepting foreign contribution.
9. The person being an individual, such individual has neither been convicted under any law for the time being in force nor any prosecution for any offence is pending against him.
10. The person being other than an individual, any of its directors or office bearers has neither been convicted under any law for the time being in force nor any prosecution for any offence is pending against him.
11. The acceptance of foreign contribution by the association/ person is not likely to affect prejudicially: The sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interest of the State, the public interest, freedom or fairness of election to any Legislature, friendly relation with any foreign State and harmony between religious, racial, social, linguistic, regional groups, castes or communities.
12. The acceptance of foreign contribution shall not lead to incitement of an offence and shall not endanger the life or physical safety of any person.

Any “Person” can receive foreign contribution subject to the following conditions:

1. It must have a definite cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme.
2. It must obtain the FCRA registration/prior permission from the Central Government.
3. It must not be prohibited under Section 3 of FCRA, 2010.

The following persons cannot receive foreign contribution.

1. Candidate for election
2. Correspondent, columnist, cartoonist, editor, owner, printer or publisher of a registered newspaper
3. Public Servant, Judge, Government servant or employee of any corporation or any other body controlled or owned by the Government
4. Member of any Legislature
5. Political party or office bearer thereof
6. Organization of a political nature as may be specified under sub-section (1) of Section 5 by the Central Government
7. Association or company engaged in the production or broadcast of audio news or audio visual news or current affairs programmes through any electronic mode, or any other electronic form as defined in clause (r) of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 or any other mode of mass communication
8. Correspondent or columnist, cartoonist, editor, owner of the association or company referred to in above
9. Individuals or associations who have been prohibited from receiving foreign contribution

• A

  Directors/Members/Tustees Documents

  1. Directors/Members/Trustees PAN
  2. Directors/Members/Trustees ID & Address Proofs
     Aadhaar Card or Voter ID or Passport or Driver's License
  3. Directors/Members/Trustees
     Affidavits
  4. Directors/Members/Trustees latest passport size photograph
  5. Directors/Members/Trustees Email ids
  6. Directors/Members/Trustees Mobile Numbers linked with their Aadhar
  7. Incase of Foreign direcrtors, International Passport is mandatory
• B

  NGOs Documents

  1. Certificate of Registration
  2. PAN of the entity
  3. Memorandum of Association/Trust Deed/By-Laws
  4. DARPAN ID
  5. Commitment letter from the Donor and agreement
  6. Project Report for which Foreign Contribution will be received

• A

  Directors/Members/Tustees Documents

  1. Directors/Members/Trustees PAN
  2. Directors/Members/Trustees ID & Address Proofs
     Aadhaar Card or Voter ID or Passport or Driver's License
  3. Directors/Members/Trustees
     Affidavits
  4. Chief Functionary
     Delarations and Undertakings
  5. Directors/Members/Trustees latest passport size photograph
  6. Directors/Members/Trustees Email ids
  7. Directors/Members/Trustees Mobile Numbers linked with their Aadhar
  8. Incase of Foreign direcrtors, International Passport is mandatory
• B

  NGOs Documents

  1. Certificate of Registration
  2. PAN of the entity
  3. Memorandum of Association/Trust Deed/By-Laws
  4. DARPAN ID
  5. NGOs Activity Report for the last three years
  6. Audited Statements for the last three years

You can get your Prior Permission or Registratin in the following three steps.

• 1

  Preparation of Documents

  Through CompaniesHouse - 1 Hour Job

  Once we get the documents, we will arrange to scan in the proper format which are acceptable for online uploding with FCRA website.

• 2

  Online Submission

  Through FCRA Portal - 1 Day

  We will create the FCRA Credentials for the client and fill the Form FC-3A for Registration or Form FC-3B for Prior Permission and attach necessary document as required by FCRA. We will then verify all the fields are correct and submit the online application by paying prescribed fee.

• 3

  Certificate of Registration

  Through FCRA - 15 Days

  Once we submit the application online, the Officals of Home Department will go through the same and if it is order in all respects, they will approve the application and send the approval information through email. You can then login to your account on FCRA portal and download the certificate of Registration or Prior Permission.

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