Subject: Request to update residential status, treat PAN as operative and process refund, PAN [Your PAN]

To: The Jurisdictional Assessing Officer, [Ward, Circle, City]
Cc: e-Nivaran grievance, [reference number after submission]

Sir or Madam,

I am [Your Name], holder of PAN [Your PAN], presently residing at [Overseas Address] as a Non-Resident Indian. I hold Indian passport number [Number] and OCI card number [Number, if applicable]. I have been physically outside India for [X] days during the financial year [Year] and qualify as a non-resident under Section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

I write to request the following.

1. Please update my residential status on the e-filing portal as Non-Resident with effect from [Date].
2. The CBDT notification dated 11 April 2023 exempts NRIs from mandatory linking of Aadhaar with PAN. Please mark my PAN as operative.
3. My refund for assessment year [Year], amount [Rs], is pending. The refund has been validated but not credited. My NRO bank account [Number, IFSC] is pre-validated on the portal. Please re-issue the refund.

I attach the following documents.

1. Passport biodata page and entry/exit stamps showing days outside India.
2. OCI card.
3. Tax Residency Certificate for financial year [Year].
4. Form 10F self-declaration.
5. Pre-validation screenshot of NRO bank account on e-filing portal.

I will be available on email at [Email] and on Indian mobile [Number]. I request acknowledgment of this email within 7 working days.

Yours faithfully,
[Your Name]
[PAN]
[Date]