OCI Indians allowed to keep nro account?

[Sohail Roshni]

Hello
I have a hdfc nro account and wanted to know if i can keep the account once i get my OCI card?
what are the rbi rules?

Thanks
Sohail Roshni

[immihelp]

Yes, you can of course keep NRO account.

The only rule is that once you are an NRI, you can't keep resident account. And you become NRI even when you are on H1, green card holder or foreign citizen.