Foreign National, NRI Class 3 Digital Signature

Description

What is a Class 3 Individual Foreign User DSC?

A Class 3 Digital Signature for Foreign Individual Users is issued to applicants who are citizens of countries outside India. The certificate includes the subscriber’s name, email ID, and PAN (optional).

Foreign individuals, NRIs, and other international applicants can apply for and purchase this DSC. It is specially meant for non-resident or foreign national users who need to sign documents electronically within India.

Primary uses of this certificate include:

• ITR eFiling

• ROC and MCA21 filings

• GST registration

• IEC registration

• EPFO / Provident Fund filings

• Trademark and patent applications

• Form 16 signing

• Signing GST invoices

• Any other legally valid digital signing requirement in India.

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What is a Class 3 Foreign Organization Signing & Encryption (Combo) DSC?

Foreign organizations or companies incorporated outside India can obtain a Class 3 Combo DSC that includes both signing and encryption capabilities.

This certificate is widely used across Indian digital platforms such as e-tendering, e-procurement, e-bidding, e-auctions, and many other government or regulated portals.

The digital certificate contains details of both the authorized individual and the organization they represent.

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What is a Class 3 Foreign Organisation Signing DSC?

Foreign entities may also choose a Signing-only Class 3 DSC. However, this version works on a limited number of portals.

For broader acceptance across most Indian e-tendering and procurement systems, the Signing & Encryption (Combo) DSC is generally recommended.

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Class 3 Individual User DSC 

• Income Tax
• GST
• EPF, Company Registration
• MCA (ROC),
• Director’s KYC,
• Invoice Signing
• E-Ticketing.
• EPFO, Provident Fund

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Class 3 Combo Organization User DSC – Common Uses

• GEM Portal, AICTE and CBSE Affiliated Institutions
• CERSAI Website, Gram Sarpanch
• All India eProcurement Websites
• NSWS, Startup India
• Gram Panchayat, Gram Sachiv, Gram Pradhan
• All Indian eBidding, eAuction Websites