Instruction / Check list / Guidelines for filling individual KYC Application Form
A. Clarification / Guidelines on filling ‘Personal Details’ section
1. Name: The name should match the name as mentioned in the Proof of Identity submitted failing which the application is liable to be rejected.
2. One of the following is mandatory: Mother’s name, Spouse’s name, Father’s name.
B. Clarification / Guidelines on filling ‘Current Address details’ section
1. In case of deemed PoA such as utility bill, the document need not be uploaded on CKYCR
2. PoA to be submitted only if the submitted Pol does not have current address or address as per Pol is invalid or not in force.
3. State / U.T Code and Pin / Post Code will not be mandatory for Overseas addresses.
4. In Section 2, one of I, II and III is to be selected. In case of online E-KYC authentication, II is to be selected.
5. In Section 3, one of I, II, III and IV is to be selected. In case of online E-KYC authentication, II is to be selected.
6. List of documents for ‘Deemed Proof of Address’
Document Code Description
01 Utility bill which is not more than two months old of any service provider (electricity, telephone, post-paid mobile phone, piped gas,
water bill).
02 Property or Municipal tax receipt.
03 Pension or family pension payment orders (PPOs) issued to retired employees by Government Departments or Public Sector
Undertakings, if they contain the address.
04 Letter of allotment of accommodation from employer issued by State Government or Central Government Departments, statutory or
regulatory bodies, public sector undertakings, scheduled commercial banks, financial institutions and listed companies and leave and
licence agreements with such employers allotting official accommodation.
7. Regulated Entity (RE) shall redact (first 8 digits) of the Aadhaar number from Aadhaar related data and documents such as proof of possession of
Aadhaar, while uploading on CKYCR.
8. “Equivalent e-document” means an electronic equivalent of a document, issued by the issuing authority of such document with its valid digital signature
including documents issued to the digital locker account of the client as per rule 9 of the Information Technology (Preservation and Retention of
Information by Intermediaries Providing Digital Locker Facilities) Rules, 2016.
9. “Digital KYC process” has to be carried out as stipulated in the PML Rules, 2005.
C. Clarification / Guidelines on filling ‘Contact details’ section
1. Email/Mobile is mandatory for upload into KRA system and please provide.
2. Please mention two-digit country code and 10 digit mobile number (e.g. for Indian mobile number mention 91-9999999999)
3. Do not add ‘0’ in the beginning of Mobile number.
D. Clarification / Guidelines on filling ‘Related Person details’ section
1. Provide KYC number of related person, if available.
E. Clarification on Minor
1. Guardian details are optional for minors above 10 years of age for opening of bank account only
2. However, in case guardian details are available for minor 10 years of age, the same (or CKYCR number of guardian) is to be uploaded.
F. List of people authorized to attest the documents after verification with the originals:
1. Authorised officials of Asset Management Companies (AMC).
2. Authorised officials of Registrar & Transfer Agent (R&T) acting on behalf of the AMC.
3. KYD compliant mutual fund distributors.
4. Notary Public, Gazetted Officer, Manager of a Scheduled Commercial/Co-operative Bank or Multinational Foreign Banks (Name,
Designation & Seal should be affixed on the copy).
5. In case of NRIs, authorized officials of overseas branches of Scheduled Commercial Banks registered in India, Notary Public, Court
Magistrate, Judge, Indian Embassy/Consulate General in the country where the client resides are permitted to attest the documents.
6. Government authorised officials who are empowered to issue Apostille Certificates.
G. List of people authorized to perform In Person Verification (IPV):
1. Authorised officials of Asset Management Companies (AMC).
2. Authorised officials of Registrar & Transfer Agent (R&T) acting on behalf of the AMC.
3. KYD compliant mutual fund distributors.
4. Manager of a Scheduled Commercial/Co-operative Bank or Multinational Foreign Banks (for investors investing directly).
5. In case of NRI applicants, a person permitted to attest documents, may also conduct the In Person Verification and confirm this in the KYC
Form.
H. PAN Exempt Investor Category
1. Investments (including SIPs), in Mutual Fund schemes up to INR 50,000/- per investor per year per Mutual Fund.
2. Transactions undertaken on behalf of Central/State Government, by officials appointed by Courts, e.g., Official liquidator, Court receiver, etc.
3. Investors residing in the state of Sikkim.
4. UN entities/multilateral agencies exempt from paying taxes/filing tax returns in India
General instructions:
1. Self-Certification of documents is mandatory.
2. Copies of all documents that are submitted need to be compulsorily self-attested by the applicant and accompanied by originals for verification. In case
the original of any document is not produced for verification, then the copies should be properly attested by entities authorized for attesting the
documents, as per the list mentioned under [F].
3. If any proof of identity or address is in a foreign language, then translation into English is required duly attested by the official as indicated above
4. Name & address of the applicant mentioned on the KYC form, should match with the documentary proof submitted.
5. If current & permanent addresses are different, then proofs for both have to be submitted.
6. Sole proprietor must make the application in his individual name & capacity.
7. For non-residents and foreign nationals, (allowed to trade subject to RBI and FEMA guidelines), copy of passport / PIO Card /OCI and overseas address
proof is mandatory.
8. In case of Merchant Navy NRI’s, Mariner’s declaration or certified copy of CDC (Continuous Discharge Certificate) is to be submitted.
9. For opening an account with Depository participant or Mutual Fund, for a minor, photocopy of the School Leaving Certificate/Mark sheet issued by
Higher Secondary Board / Passport of Minor / Birth Certificate must be provided.