Under the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, every individual who has been allotted a DIN (Director Identification Number) on or before 31st March 2018 and the status of such DIN is ‘approved’ has to file the form DIR-3 KYC. This is the application for KYC of directors which needs to be filed to the ROC by the due date- 30th September of every year (unless an extension is granted). The purpose of this form is to ensure that the ROC has updated and accurate records of directors. The types of information required to be shared are the addresses, contact numbers, and email addresses of the directors.
Class – 3 DSC of the individual based on PAN
Self-attested copy of PAN Card to be provided
Self-attested copy of Aadhar Card; or Voter’s ID Card; or Driving Licence
Self-attested copy of Passport to be provided, if any (Mandatory for Foreign Nationals)
Unique personal number and e-mail Id to be provided for OTP verification
Details of Citizenship, Nationality, and Residential Status to be provided
Individuals who are filing DIR-3 KYC for the first time have to file the eForm DIR-3 KYC available on the MCA portal. This form also has to be filed by existing DIR-3 filers in case of updating their existing mobile number or email id.
DIR-3 KYC is a web form available on the web service available on MCA portal. All DIN holders who have already filed the DIR-3 KYC eForm in the previous year have to file the web-form in the subsequent years. This form essentially auto-fills most of the data and makes filing DIR-3 easy.