(1) A non-resident taxable person shall electronically submit an application, along with a self-attested copy of his valid passport, for registration, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, in FORM GST REG-09, at least five days prior to the commencement of business at the common portal either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner:
Provided that in the case of a business entity incorporated or established outside India, the application for registration shall be submitted along with its tax identification number or unique number on the basis of which the entity is identified by the Government of that country or its Permanent Account Number, if available.
(2) A person applying for registration as a non-resident taxable person shall be given a temporary reference number by the common portal for making an advance deposit of tax in accordance with the provisions of section 27 and the acknowledgement under sub- rule (5) of rule 8 shall be issued electronically only after the said deposit in his electronic cash ledger.
(3) The provisions of rule 9 and rule 10 relating to the verification and the grant of registration shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to an application submitted under this rule.
(4) The application for registration made by a non-resident taxable person shall be duly signed or verified through electronic verification code by his authorised signatory who shall be a person resident in India having a valid Permanent Account Number.
31. Inserted by The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2022 published vide Notification No. 136 Patna dated 14th February, 2023 w.e.f. 26.12.2022.
2025 BIHAR GOODS AND SERVICES TAX RULES, 2017 17 Compiled by Commercial Taxes Department, Bihar in Association with National Law Book Publications, Ghaziabad
14. Grant of registration to a person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a nontaxable online recipient [or to a person supplying online money gaming from a place outside India to a person in India]32.-
(1) Any person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a non-taxable online recipient [or any person supplying online money gaming from a place outside India to a person in India]33 shall electronically submit an application for registration, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, in FORM GST REG-10, at the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner.
(2) The applicant referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be granted registration, in FORM GST REG-06, subject to such conditions and restrictions and by such officer as may be notified by the Central Government on the recommendations of the Council.