Different banks use different criteria for lending to NRIs, but all banks mandate that the NRI has an account with the lending bank. The documentary requirements are similar to those applicable to local residents like personal detail documents, financial detail documents and property documents.
There are several rules and regulations for NRIs to get home loans in India..
For availing home loans, as per Income Tax Act there are certain conditions which NRIs have to fulfill. They should have stayed in India for a period of 182 days or more within an assessment year or they should have stayed in India for at least a total of one year or more.