Surrender of DIN: DIR-5

[Chandravijay Shah & Co. Gmail Main]

A past Director of a Company having settled abroad wants to surrender his DIN.

 

1. Can he surrender his DIN by filing DIR-5?

 

2. If he is not qualified to file DIR-5 as he was a Director in a Company, any alternative option to surrender DIN is available?

 

3. If he has no option whatsoever to surrender DIN, is there any harm in holding the DIN? Or, is it rather prudent to hold it, so that he need not apply for DIN again if he wants to be on the Board of an Indian Company in future?