FCRA statutory forms and portal workflow register

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 19 July 2026

Reference to the statutory FCRA forms (FC-1 to FC-6 series) and the online workflow on the FCRA Online portal for registration, prior permission, renewal, returns and intimations.

Parent lawForeign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Date/referenceForms prescribed under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011 (as amended)

Related provision/authorityCentral Government (Ministry of Home Affairs), under the FCRA, 2010 and the FCRA Rules, 2011

Review date2026-07-19

In brief

Reference to the statutory FCRA forms (FC-1 to FC-6 series) and the online workflow on the FCRA Online portal for registration, prior permission, renewal, returns and intimations.

Current source and legal-status gate

Status: In force; all FCRA filings are made through the FCRA Online portal. Verify the current forms and timelines.
Verify the signed Gazette/current consolidated instrument, amendments, effective date and supersession before reliance.

Open the FCRA Online portal (Ministry of Home Affairs)

Enabling-law and applicability map

Authority

Central Government (Ministry of Home Affairs), under the FCRA, 2010 and the FCRA Rules, 2011

Applicability

Associations and persons transacting with the Ministry of Home Affairs under the FCRA through the online portal.

Operative requirements

FC-1 (intimations of foreign gifts/contribution in specified cases); FC-3A/3B/3C (registration, prior permission, renewal); FC-4 (annual return); FC-5/FC-6 series (applications and intimations of changes); all filed on the FCRA Online portal.

Supersession

Forms and portal workflow updated alongside FCRA rule amendments; verify the current forms and portal instructions.

Practical implementation example

A compliance team relies on a historic PDF or web summary. Before execution, the owner retrieves the authority's current version, compares amendment dates, confirms applicability, updates the checklist and preserves both the source and review evidence.

Evidence and retention

Signed/current official instrument and enabling provision.
Amendment, commencement and supersession register.
Applicability memo, threshold calculation and entity classification.
Current form/portal version, filing receipt and communication.
Maker-checker approval, exceptions and remediation.

Practical Q&A

Does an old circular remain usable because it is still online?

No. Check rescission, consolidation, master circular/direction history and whether a later instrument changes the position.

Can an enabling Act page replace the instrument text?

No. The Act confers power; the current subordinate instrument supplies the operative procedure, form, threshold or condition.

What is the minimum review evidence?

Official source, effective date, amendment/supersession note, applicability decision, implementation checklist and reviewer sign-off.