The power of attorney (POA) execution is quite different for NRIs and Indian residents.
Let me start with NRIs resident:
NRIs don’t have to be present physically for registration of property for buying, selling, or managing in India.
NRIs can issue true and lawful power of attorney in favor of his/her family member, relative, friend, colleague, or agent. we should make sure that attorney holder is truthful and reliable to you.
Below are the steps to execute power of attorney
Step 1: Prepare the draft in Word format
Step 2: Print draft on A4 size paper
Step 3: NRI should sign POA in front of Indian Consulate Officer or notary public in your country. Should sign at bottom of all pages and witness has to sign at witness section.
Step 4: Courier the POA to your true and lawful attorney to India.
Step 5: Attorney holder in India should adjudicate the POA in District Registrar’s office, in the judication of where the property is located.
Please note, as an NRI, your presence is not mandatory to register the property but attestation from Indian consulate at your country is very much mandatory.
NRI GPA looks like below image:
For Indian residents: (executant or attorney living at different places in India)
Step 1: The Executant should prepare the draft in Word format
Step 2: Submit an application for registration in sub-registrar office + application must be approved within 2-3 working days + pay the government fee
- Stamp Duty : Rs. 1000 per executant
- Registration Fee is Rs. 200
- Scanning Fee Rs. 35 per page
Step 3: Print the draft on document paper
Step 4: Executant carry the following things to sub-registrar office (SRO)
- Printed POA
- Application summary report and Payment receipt
- ID proofs of executant, Preferably Aadhaar
- Active mobile phone to receive OTP
Step 5: Executant signs the POA. In the registrar’s office, the officer takes your fingerprint and webcam photo to complete registration.
Step 6: Send the registered POA to your Attorney holder through courier or handover personally.
This completes the process of registering the POA if the executant and attorney live in different location within India. (say for example you live Karnataka and attorney live in Delhi).
For Indian residents: (Both executant and attorney living at same place in India)
Step 1: Prepare the draft in word format
Step 2: Submit an application for registration in sub-registrar office + application must be approved within 2-3 working days + pay the government fee
- Stamp Duty: Rs. 1000 per executant
- Registration Fee is Rs. 200
- Scanning Fee Rs. 35 per page
Step 3: Print the draft on document paper
Step 4: Executant and Attorney carry the following things to sub-registrar office (SRO)
- Printed POA
- Application summary report and Payment receipt
- ID proofs of executant & Attorney, Preferably Aadhaar
- Active mobile phone to receive OTP
Step 5: Executant and Attorney signs the POA. In the registrar’s office, the officer takes fingerprint and webcam photo to complete registration.
This completed the registration procedure.
Below is the image of the registered POA.
Thank you for reading…