Resident status of housewives living abroad

Vinod (Operation Pnl) (21 Points)

04 June 2019  

I am a NRI working in UAE. Before when my wife living in India, she was investing/trading in stock market and she was filing her IT return as resident. For last one year she is staying with me outside India. She has no source of income abroad and staying on my sponsorship. Income in India is from Interest income and capital gains. My query is;

If anyone living outside India without any source of income abroad (housewife), should be considered Resident or Non Resident for tax purpose?

Did the sole criteria for NRI status in number of days stayed outside India?