You are not required to sell your holdings when your status changes from non-resident to resident or from resident to non-resident.
You just need to change the status of your Demat Account.
The Following modification is permitted in your existing Demat account :
Sr. No.
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Change in Residential Status
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Change permitted in Demat Account
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1
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Resident Indian to Non-Resident Indian
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Existing resident Demat account can be converted to Non-Resident Demat Account Sub Type Non-Repatriable (NRO)
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2
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Non-Resident to Resident Indian
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Exiting NRO Demat Account to Resident Demat Account
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3
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Non-Resident to Resident Indian
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Existing NRE (Repatriable) Demat Account to Resident Demat Account
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