PAN Card Application
Permanent Account Number or PAN, as it is commonly called, is a means of identifying various taxpayers in the country. PAN Card Application can be made by applying at any of the district level PAN agencies. Applications for new PAN allotment as well as those for correction or change of information can all be made by customers. Form 49A is the form that needs to be filled and submitted for application of new PAN.Application forms for new PAN and reprint of PAN are different. Once, a user makes any of the above applications with regards to PAN, he/she can track the status of PAN application via the acknowledgement number furnished by NSDL.
Documents required for PAN Application
Individuals and HUF
Documents accepted as proof of identity
- Copy of passport, or Voter's ID card or Aadhar Card
- Copy of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card issued by Government of India,
- Copy of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card issued by Government of India,
- Copy of other national or citizenship Identification Number or Taxpayer Identification Number duly attested by "Apostille" (in respect of countries which are signatories to the Hague Convention of 1961) or by the Indian Embassy or High Commission or Consulate in the country where the applicant is located or authorised officials of overseas branches of Scheduled Banks registered in India (in prescribed format) .
Documents accepted as proof of address
- Proof of identity documents mentioned above bearing the address of the applicant or
- Copy of bank account statement in the country of residence, or
- Copy of non-resident external (NRE) bank account statement in India, or
- Copy of certificate of residence in India or residential permit issued by the state police authorities, or
- Copy of registration certificate issued by the Foreigner's Registration Office showing Indian address, or
- Copy of visa granted and copy of appointment letter or contract from an Indian company and certificate (in original) of Indian address issued by the employer.
For other than individuals and HUF (including those having no office of their own in India)
Documents accepted as proof of identity and proof of address
- Copy of registration certificate issued in India or of approval granted to set up office in India by Indian Authorities.
- Copy of certificate of registration issued in the country where the applicant is located, duly attested by "Apostille" (in respect of the countries which are signatories to the Hague Convention of 1961) or by the Indian Embassy or High Commission or Consulate in the country where the applicant is located or authorised officials of overseas branches of Scheduled Banks registered in India (in prescribed format)