In December 2025, the market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India ( SEBI) issued the SEBI (Foreign Venture Capital Investors ( FVCI )) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 for low risk foreign investors to participate in the Indian securities market with the introduction of a single window access.
Key Highlights
SWAGAT-FI: SEBI’s framework, Single Window Automatic & Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investors ( SWAGAT-FI) was introduced with the following objectives:
Provide easier investment access to objectively identified and verified low risk foreign investors.
Enable a unified registration process across multiple investment routes for such entities.
Reduce repeated compliance and documentation for such entities.
Coverage: The framework applies to entities such as

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