A non-resident ordinary (NRO) account can be opened by an NRI with a close relative as defined by Section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The relatives defined under this Act are:
1. Father
2. Mother (including step-mother)
3. Son (including step-son)
4. Son's wife
5. Daughter (including step-daughter)
6. Father's father
7. Father's mother
8. Mother's mother
9. Mother's father
10. Son's son
11. Son's wife
12. Son's daughter
13. Son's daughter's husband
14. Daughter's husband
15. Daughter's son
16. Daughter's son's wife
17. Daughter's daughter
18. Daughter's husband
19. Brother (including step-brother)
20. Brother's wife
21. Sister (including step-sister)
22. Sister's husband
A non-resident ordinary (NRO) account can be opened by an NRI with a close relative as defined by Section 6 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The relatives defined under this Act are:
1. Father
2. Mother (including step-mother)
3. Son (including step-son)
4. Son's wife
5. Daughter (including step-daughter)
6. Father's father
7. Father's mother
8. Mother's mother
9. Mother's father
10. Son's son
11. Son's wife
12. Son's daughter
13. Son's daughter's husband
14. Daughter's husband
15. Daughter's son
16. Daughter's son's wife
17. Daughter's daughter
18. Daughter's husband
19. Brother (including step-brother)
20. Brother's wife
21. Sister (including step-sister)
22. Sister's husband