Legal/financial assistance is provided to Indian women abandoned/ cheated / abused by their Overseas Indian/PIO or foreign spouses (up to seven years after their marriage.

The assistance will be limited to US$ 3000 per case for developed countries and US$ 2000 per case for developing countries.

The Indian Women’s Organizations / Indian Community Associations / NGOs will make efforts to enlist community advocates, preferably women advocates, to extend further legal assistance / appearance in court etc on a pro-bono basis.

Yes, your case is eligible for both legal as well as financial assistance.

The domicile of the Indian woman seeking relief under the Scheme is not relevant for allowing the benefit. The woman may be domiciled in the country of her overseas Indian / foreigner husband or in India at the time of making the application.

You need to contact the “First Point of Contact” of the nation in which your husband died.

The list of NGOs who have assisted such Indian women can be found at this link: https://www.mea.gov.in/images/attach/data_legal_financial_assistance_01_08_2016.pdf

The criteria for empanelment of NGOs under the scheme can be found at - https://www.mea.gov.in/images/pdf/empanelment-ngo-under-scheme.pdf