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All Bhutanese Individuals residing in Bhutan are eligible to open Foreign Currency Account -I in any Convertible Currencies.
i. Permissible Credits:
Foreign Currency Cash Deposit
Inward Remittances or income by way of remuneration earned in FC
Interest earned on deposits
any inflows approved by RMA
ii. Permissible Debits
Cash withdrawal of USD 3000 or equivalent in foreign exchange per travel to third countries/India;
Current transactions, (excluding payment for import of goods) are permissible as per the Foreign Exchange Rules & Regulations (FERR) upon production of supporting invoice, and validation of repeat debit transactions may be facilitated without supporting documents.
Conversion to Ngultrum by transfer to any BTN CASA accounts
Permissible to send monthly Student Living Allowances to your family members pursuing studies abroad – USD 4800 per month (Third Countries) INR 100,000 per month (India)