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State NRI body and schemes

• NORKA Roots · Kerala government agency for Keralites abroad: ID card, insurance, attestation, returnee loans
• Kerala Pravasi Welfare Board · Pension and welfare fund for Keralites working abroad and returnees
• NORKA ID card · Identity card for Keralites abroad, with accident insurance
• Loka Kerala Sabha · Assembly of Keralites worldwide, run by the Government of Kerala

Source: norkaroots.kerala.gov.in · Checked 29 Oct 2026

NRI help and grievances

• NORKA toll-free (India) · 1800 425 3939
• NORKA missed call from abroad · +91 88020 12345, they call you back
• NRI (Kerala) Commission · Complaints about property, money or cheating involving NRIs
• Kerala Police NRI Cell · Complaints from NRIs to the police, by email or phone
• MADAD · Ministry of External Affairs portal for consular help abroad

Passport offices

• Regional Passport Office, Thiruvananthapuram · Southern districts
• Regional Passport Office, Kochi · Central districts
• Regional Passport Office, Kozhikode · Northern districts
• Regional Passport Office, Malappuram · Malappuram and nearby
• Passport Seva abroad · Renew from abroad through your Indian mission

Property and land

• K-SMART · Building tax, building permits and local body services, online with email
• Kerala Revenue e-services · Land tax (basic tax), possession and other certificates
• PEARL (Registration) · Encumbrance certificates and registered documents
• Kerala Registration Department · Registering sale deeds and Powers of Attorney

Source: ksmart.lsgkerala.gov.in · Checked 29 Oct 2026

Certificates

• Birth and death certificates · Issued by the local body, through K-SMART
• e-District Kerala · Income, community, nativity and other certificates
• NORKA attestation · Attestation of certificates for use abroad

Vehicles

• Parivahan · RC transfer, licence renewal, NOC; most of it online
• Kerala Motor Vehicles Department · RTO offices, fees and notices in Kerala
• Pay an e-challan · Traffic fines, paid online

Police and safety

• Kerala Police NRI Cell · Complaints from NRIs
• Emergency · 112 (all emergencies in India)
• Cyber fraud helpline · 1930, or report online

Parents' care and health

• Jeevan Pramaan · Digital life certificate for pensioners
• Ambulance · 108

Children's education

• CEE Kerala · Entrance exams and NRI quota seats in Kerala colleges
• DASA · Seats for children of NRIs and Gulf workers (CIWG) in national institutes

Travel

• Thiruvananthapuram airport (TRV) · International airport, south Kerala
• Cochin International Airport (COK) · International airport, central Kerala
• Calicut International Airport (CCJ) · International airport, north Kerala
• Kannur International Airport (CNN) · International airport, far north
• Baggage and gold rules · What you can bring in duty-free

Districts

• Thiruvananthapuram · District collectorate
• Ernakulam · District collectorate
• Thrissur · District collectorate
• Kozhikode · District collectorate
• Malappuram · District collectorate
• Kollam · District collectorate
• Pathanamthitta · District collectorate
• Alappuzha · District collectorate
• Kottayam · District collectorate
• Idukki · District collectorate
• Palakkad · District collectorate
• Wayanad · District collectorate
• Kannur · District collectorate
• Kasaragod · District collectorate

Community

• Loka Kerala Sabha · Members from every country, with regional meetings
• Kerala Pravasi Welfare Board · Membership for Keralites abroad and returnees

Key dates

• Building tax · Paid in two half-years on K-SMART; check your due dates there
• Land tax (basic tax) · Paid once a year on Revenue e-services
• Life certificate for pensioners · 1 to 30 November; from 1 October for those aged 80 or more
• NORKA ID card renewal · Check the expiry on your card