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NRI Property Sale Tax Documents Checklist (2026)
A registration stalls because the buyer never applied for a TAN and the NRI seller has no Form 10F — the paperwork gap that derails NRI property sales more than any pricing disagreement.
Costly NRI Property Tax Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
The five NRI property tax mistakes that quietly turn a clean sale into an interest-and-penalty notice — and the specific fix for each.
NRI Power of Attorney for Buying Property in India
What a power of attorney can and cannot legally do for an NRI buying property in India, and how to scope one so a trusted relative doesn't end up holding more authority than you intended.
General vs Special POA for NRI Property Deals
Why a scope-limited special POA protects an absent NRI owner far better than the generic 'general power of attorney' template most relatives hand over as a formality.
Notarising a Property POA at Indian Consulate in USA
A US-based NRI's step-by-step route to attest a property power of attorney at an Indian consulate, and the adjudication and stamping that still has to happen once it lands in India.
Apostille a POA in the UK for Indian Property
How UK-resident NRIs route a property power of attorney through a solicitor and the FCDO Legalisation Office instead of a consulate visit, and what still has to happen once it reaches India.
POA for Indian Property from UAE: Attestation Steps
Why UAE-based NRIs can't use the apostille shortcut for a property POA, and the MOFA-plus-embassy attestation chain they need instead before the document reaches India for stamping.
Executing a Property POA from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia isn't an apostille country for India, so a Riyadh, Jeddah, or Al Khobar buyer's POA has to move through Saudi MOFA and the Indian Mission before it's usable back home.
Property POA from Qatar for Buying in India
Doha's Indian professional community is concentrated enough that the Qatar-to-India POA route is relatively simple — one ministry, one embassy, one set of appointments to plan around.
Executing a Property POA from Kuwait
A Kuwait-based buyer with a large Malayali and South-Indian community around them still has to route their POA through Kuwait's Foreign Ministry and the Indian Embassy before it's usable in India.
Property POA from Oman for Indian Purchase
How Oman-based NRIs run the Muscat consular chain — Oman MOFA, Indian Embassy Muscat, then India-side adjudication — to execute a valid property power of attorney.
Executing a Property POA from Bahrain
The Manama attestation route Bahrain-based NRIs must follow — Bahrain MOFA, Indian Embassy Manama, then India-side stamping — to make a property power of attorney legally usable.