Q.1237 Power of Attorney from

Australia to transfer property in

India

Question: Hello sir I'm residing at Sydney for the past 2 years. I'm having a share in my grandmother's property. Now I want my father to take the possession of the same. How can I generate the power of attorney from Sydney for property in India. Thanks Answer: You can get a Power of Attorney document made and then get it attested at the Indian Consulate. This previously required visiting the Indian consulate but these days the Indian Consulate in Australia has outsourced services such attestation of documents to VFS Global. Those seeking attestation of documents should contact the VFS Global. The link to their website page is: http://www.vfsglobal.com/india/australia/cons ular_miscellaneous/index.html Through VFS Global applicants can get attestation of documents such as: • Power of attorney • Property documents • Civil documents • Commercial documents [for companies exporting to India] Applicants should ensure that documents [Except documents issued by Indian authorities] have been Apostilled before submitting them for attestation. Information on Apostille of documents in Australia can be found by visiting https://www.apostille.com.au/ Prepare Power of Attorney required in India from Australia Basically you need to do is: 1. Get the power of attorney document prepared specifying what you are issuing the power of attorney for. You can do this yourself but it is advisable to consult an attorney especially when preparing POA for property related matters. 2. Once the POA is prepared you will need to get Apostille stamp. See the Apostille information link posted above. 3. Submit to VFS Global for attestation. This procedure and fee required is posted on VFS Global website. Power of Attorney document prepared abroad for sending to India does not require a Stamp paper and can be prepared on a plain white paper. For more detailed information on preparing POA from abroad see article titled ‘Executing a Power of Attorney from Abroad to send to India’ >> Note: Once a document is Apostilled there should actually be no need to get the document also attested at the Indian Consulate. However, the seal of the Indian consulate stamped on a document sent to India from abroad is easily recognizable and does add to its authenticity in the eyes of some officials.