Being an NRI changes how a legal matter has to be run, even where the underlying law is the same as for anyone else. Distance, time zones, foreign-executed documents and, often, an overseas solicitor already involved in a parallel matter all have to be worked around. This page is the starting point for that — the services most often needed, and how each is actually conducted when the client isn't in India.
Services for NRIs
- Property disputes — builder delay, RERA claims, title disputes and illegal possession, run on a Power of Attorney
- Divorce and matrimonial matters — cross-border service of summons, jurisdiction questions, and recognition of foreign decrees
- Wills, probate and succession — an Indian will alongside your foreign one, probate, succession certificates and contested inheritance
- Power of Attorney — drafted correctly, attested by apostille or consulate, and registered in India
- Cyber fraud and cheating — investment scams, matrimonial-site fraud, and recovery of funds sent from abroad
- Look Out Circular removal — verifying, modifying or quashing an LOC before it stops you at immigration
How an NRI matter is actually run
- First consultation by call or video, scheduled around your time zone, to understand the matter and give a realistic view of what's involved
- A Power of Attorney, where needed, drafted for the specific matter and guided through apostille or consular attestation wherever you are — see Power of Attorney for NRIs
- The matter proceeds in India — filings, IO liaison, court appearances — with your presence required only where the law genuinely demands it
- Regular updates sent to you, rather than you having to chase for them across the time difference
Working with a solicitor or attorney abroad
Many NRI clients already have a solicitor, attorney or notary handling matters in their country of residence — a foreign will, an FEMA compliance question, or a parallel matrimonial proceeding. The Indian side of the matter is coordinated directly with them, so nothing gets lost between two legal systems that don't automatically talk to each other.
Common terms, explained
- Power of Attorney (POA) — a document authorising someone in India to act on your behalf; see the dedicated page for the difference between a Special and a General POA
- Apostille — a simplified attestation for documents executed in countries that are party to the Hague Convention, replacing the longer consular attestation route
- Consular / embassy attestation — required instead of apostille for documents executed in countries outside the Hague Convention
- FEMA — the Foreign Exchange Management Act, which governs repatriation of sale proceeds, inheritance and investment income out of India
- OCI / PIO — Overseas Citizen of India and Person of Indian Origin status, relevant to property ownership and inheritance rules that differ slightly from those for resident Indians
Why choose this office
- Matters structured around your location from the start, not adapted after the fact
- Direct coordination with your solicitor or attorney abroad where one is already engaged
- Honest guidance on what genuinely requires your presence in India, and what doesn't
- One point of contact across property, matrimonial, succession and criminal matters, where an NRI's situation touches more than one of them at once
For a free first consultation, call +91 82954 13475 at any hour, or send the details of your matter.