As per India’s Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999, an NRI or Non-Resident Indian is a citizen of India, or a foreign national of Indian-origin, living outside India for employment, business or any other vocation, which would indicate his intention to stay outside India for an indefinite period. An Indian would also be termed as an NRI if his stay in India is less than 182 days during the previous financial year (April-March).