I-T filing: Aadhaar must for expats who stay for more than 6 months

The requirement of mandatorily quoting the Aadhaar number is effective from July 1

Expatriates who have stayed for at least 182 days in India a year before July 1, 2017, need to apply for Aadhaar if they are filing tax returns in the country. Else, they would have to file returns by June 30 this year. 

The income tax (I-T) department clarified that foreign nationals who stayed less than 182 days need not quote the Aadhaar number in their I-T returns.

According to the Aadhaar Act, 2016, those who have stayed in India for at least 182 days (almost six months) in a year preceding the date of application for Aadhaar are considered residents.

The requirement