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Life Insurance Gateway

gateway to life-insurance solutions underwritten by Life Insurance Company Limited, with rupee-denominated policies and plan-specific premiums, benefits, underwriting, riders and exclusions.

Service typeNRI life-insurance distribution gatewayPublished applicant typesNRI with valid Indian passport, plus eligible PIO or OCI applicants including stated persons of Indian origin or spouses of Indian citizensAvailabilityPolicies are issued and serviced in India; eligible applicants may complete enrollment during an India visit or, under stated conditions, from their country of residence
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Life Insurance Gateway

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1Do you meet this requirement: Eligible NRIs, PIOs and OCIs seeking SBI Life protection, savings, child or retirement solutions?

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2Do you meet this requirement: Plan availability, riders and enrollment conditions can vary by country?

3Can you provide this required proof: Premiums, benefits, surrender terms, exclusions, charges and tax outcomes must be checked in the exact current policy documents?

4Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Completed proposal form and recent photograph?

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5Document checkDo you have at least one of these required documents: Proof of age and income, active Indian NRE/NRO bank account, passport copy and PAN or Form 60?

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6Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: NRI Questionnaire, permanent Indian address proof, FATCA form and valid email address?

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7Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Medical reports if required by underwriting?

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Offered byState Bank of India

Policies are issued and serviced in India; eligible applicants may complete enrollment during an India visit or, under stated conditions, from their country of residence

Key facts

What the official sources publish

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Service typeNRI life-insurance distribution gatewayView source
The bank page presents life insurance for protection and investment needs and directs customers to Life's Corner.
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Insurance overview
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InsurerSBI Life Insurance Company Limited; separate legal entity from State Bank of India; IRDAI registration 111View source
Life identifies itself as registration 111 and expressly states that Life Insurance Company Limited and are separate legal entities.
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Life Corner
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Legal identity and notices
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NRI solution familiesTerm insurance, savings plans, child plans and retirement solutionsView source
The current Corner links the four stated solution families; coverage, premium, benefit and exclusion terms remain plan-specific.
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solutions
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Published applicant typesNRI with valid Indian passport, plus eligible PIO or OCI applicants including stated persons of Indian origin or spouses of Indian citizensView source
The enrollment tab describes eligibility and also lists / applicants, including the stated Indian-origin and spouse categories.
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Life Corner
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enrollment — Who Qualifies
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Policy currency and servicingIssued and serviced in India in Indian rupees onlyView source
Life states that all life-insurance policies are issued and serviced in India in Indian rupees only.
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Life Corner
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enrollment — Important Notes
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Enrollment locationDuring a visit to India or, under specific conditions, from the applicant's country of residence; overseas signing may require an authorised witnessView source
The enrollment tab permits India-visit completion or qualifying overseas completion and names Indian Embassy officials, bankers and notaries as possible authorised witnesses.
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enrollment
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Optional riders describedAccidental death, accidental total and permanent disability, term and premium-waiver riders; availability varies by country and insurer discretionView source
The enrollment tab lists four rider types and states that availability varies by country and is subject to Life's discretion.
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Life Corner
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enrollment — Riders and Plan Options
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Premium payment channelsInternet banking, debit or credit card, UPI and partner-bank portalsView source
The current premium-payment tab lists internet banking, cards, and partner-bank portals and describes online receipts and payment history.
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Life Corner
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Online Premium Payment
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Claim-intimation channelsOnline, email, post or SBI Life branchView source
The Claim Settlement tab permits intimation online, by email, by post or at a branch and says document needs vary by claim type.
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Claim Settlement
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Tax and statutory chargesTax treatment depends on plan, policy conditions, residency and current law; TDS, GST, cess or other statutory levies may applyView source
The current tax tab makes benefits conditional, notes where exemptions do not apply, and states that , cess and other statutory levies follow current regulation. Customers should verify current tax treatment for their policy and residence.
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Tax Implication
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AvailabilityPolicies are issued and serviced in India; eligible applicants may complete enrollment during an India visit or, under stated conditions, from their country of residenceView source
The manually reviewed product record states: “Policies are issued and serviced in India; eligible applicants may complete enrollment during an India visit or, under stated conditions, from their country of residence”.
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Customer typeEligible NRIs, PIOs and OCIs seeking SBI Life protection, savings, child or retirement solutionsView source
The manually reviewed product record states: “Eligible , and seeking Life protection, savings, child or retirement solutions”.
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Life Insurance Gateway — official product page
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Benefits and features

  • One service gateway for protection, savings, child and retirement solutions
  • Online premium management and multiple claim-intimation channels
  • India-visit and qualifying overseas enrollment routes

Eligibility

  • Life, not the bank, underwrites the insurance and decides proposal acceptance after verification and underwriting.
  • Plan availability, riders and enrollment conditions can vary by country.
  • Premiums, benefits, surrender terms, exclusions, charges and tax outcomes must be checked in the exact current policy documents.

Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.

Documents the bank lists

  • Completed proposal form and recent photograph
  • Proof of age and income, active Indian / bank account, passport copy and or Form 60
  • Questionnaire, permanent Indian address proof, FATCA form and valid email address
  • Medical reports if required by underwriting
  • For claims as applicable: claim form, original policy, foreign-residency proof, tax-residency declaration and Form 10F, death certificate or maturity discharge, claimant identity/address and bank details, plus any required medical, employer or police reports

Related official documents

SBI NRI Life Insurance Gatewayofficial-product-page · current · accessed 29 Aug 2026
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