Permanent Account Number (PAN) for NRI

PAN card gets delivered usually within 7-15 business days. The decision however solely depends upon the Issuing Authority of Government of India. ClearTax shall provide you with the tracking details once application is submitted. Delivery of the PAN card will made to your address directly by tax authority.

In Expert'ses where the actual assessee is a minor, lunatic, idiot, mentally retarded, deceased, wards of court and such other persons who may require to be represented through a Representative Assessee, request has to be made by representative.

• In the application for PAN, details of the a minor, lunatic, idiot, mentally retarded, deceased, wards of court, etc. should be provided.


• Details of representative assessee have to be provided in item 14 of the application for PAN.

Permanent Account Number (PAN), as the name suggests, is a permanent number. Changing the address though, may change the Assessing Officer. Such changes must, therefore be intimated to income tax department(ITD) so that the PAN database of ITD can be updated.

If you have more than one PAN, you should surrender the additional PAN(s) by logging into ITD website Alternatively, you may fill and submit PAN Change Request application form by mentioning the PAN which you wish to retain on the top of the form. All other PAN/s inadvertently allotted to you should be mentioned at item no. 11 of the form and the corresponding PAN card copy/ies should be submitted for cancellation along with the form.