NRI Repatriation of Inherited Assets: FEMA Rules, Tax Implications and Legal Documentation
If you recently lost a family member in India and inherited property or money, the first question you are probably asking is: can I actually bring this back home? I hear it every week. The answer is yes — NRI repatriation of inherited assets is entirely legal. But there are steps to follow, and skipping...
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Transmission Of Shares To NRIs: The Legal Process For Inheriting Stocks & Securities In India
As an NRI, you have every legal right to inherit shares and securities from a deceased relative in India — the process is called “transmission of shares,” and it is entirely separate from buying or selling stocks. With the right documents and a proper legal approach, most transmissions can be completed in 60 to 90...
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Can NRIs Handle Indian Property Without Travelling? What UK-Based Indians Must Know About Power of Attorney
Thousands of UK-based Indians own property back home. A flat in Delhi. A plot in Pune. An ancestral house in Chennai. And when something urgent comes up — a sale, a death in the family, a tenant dispute — the first question is always the same. Do I have to fly back to India for...
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Property Mutation in India for NRIs: Why Your Ownership is Not Complete Without it
Let me tell you something that most property lawyers won’t say upfront. Buying property in India and actually owning it — in the eyes of the government — are two different things. Thousands of NRIs have gone through the entire process. They’ve signed documents, paid stamp duty, got the sale deed registered. They flew back...
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Do NRIs Need Probate in India? Understanding When a Will Must Be Legally Validated
Let me tell you something most NRIs find out the hard way. A parent passes away in India. They left a Will. Everything looks sorted. Then you call the bank to transfer the fixed deposits, and they say — sorry, we need a probate order. You call the property registrar to transfer the flat. Same...
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Probate of Indian Wills for NRIs in the US, UK, Canada and Singapore: Complete Legal Process Explained
Your parent passed away. They left a will. You are sitting in New York, London, Toronto, or Singapore — and you have no idea what happens next. You are not alone. Thousands of NRIs face this exact situation every year. The will exists. The property exists. But getting that property legally into your name from...
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NRI Share Claiming in India: The Legal Process Most People Get Wrong
A client based in Melbourne called us last year. His late father — a retired government engineer from Kanpur — had bought shares in several Indian companies through the 1980s and 1990s. Physical certificates. Old ISIN numbers. A manila envelope found at the back of a steel almirah after the funeral. The son had no...
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NRI Litigation Services in India: How to Protect Your Property & Recover Your Assets the Right Way
An NRI settled in Canada, the UK, or the Gulf calls us in a panic. They have just discovered that the ancestral house in Lucknow — the one they grew up in, the one their parents worked a lifetime to own — has been “sold” to a stranger. The signature on the sale deed is...
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Power of Attorney for NRIs: The Most Useful Document in India — and the Most Dangerous
There is a document that almost every NRI with assets in India will eventually sign. It is called a Power of Attorney. And depending on how it is written, it is either the most convenient legal tool you have — or the single biggest risk to everything you own in India. A Power of Attorney,...
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