NRI parents can get a PAN card for their child under 18 through NSDL or UTIRP without traveling to India. You need the child's passport or birth certificate, both parents' PAN cards and passports, and proof of overseas address. The biggest mistake: forgetting to select the minor PAN option or failing to update the card after the child turns 18, which makes it invalid.
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Most NRI parents mess this up, but yes, your child can get a minor PAN card without ever visiting India. To have one, your child must be under the age of 18. That's a non-negotiable. Now, parents usually apply for a minor PAN card like they do for an adult PAN card, but this is where you all go wrong. You must select the minor PAN application while applying on the NSDL or the UTIRP by TSL website. But remember, the minor PAN card is issued in the child's name using the parents' or the guardian's PAN card. Documents that you'd be needing in this process are simple. You need your child's passport or the birth certificate, parents' PAN card and passport, your overseas address proof. And once your child turns 18, the PAN card must be updated or it becomes invalid. So save this video to avoid mistakes and follow VisaWare more another document hacks like this.