How can I give my brother in India a power of attorney while overseas?

How can I give my brother in India a power of attorney while overseas?

Below is the procedure to give POA to your brother in India from overseas

1. Draft :

Prepare the draft in word format.

2. Print:

Print the draft on the normal A4 size paper. Attach your passport size photo on last page of POA.

3. Notary:

Meet the notary in your country and attest the POA from notary

4. Transit:

Send the POA to your brother in India

5. Adjudication

Your brother should carry the following documents to District registrar’s office to adjudicate the POA.

Adjudication should be done in the jurisdiction of where the property is located.

  • Original POA (which came from foreign)
  • ID proof of you and your brother (Id proof should establish the relationship, we mean that father name should match in both the ID proof)
  • Stamp duty challan
  • Requestion letter for adjudication
  • Sale deed copy (for selling the property)

(Adjudication of POA is mandatory for property matters of buying and selling. Adjudication of POA is not mandatory for banking purposes).

6. District Registrar office (DRO)

DRO verified POA, ID proofs, stamp duty payment.

DRO adjudicates the POA.

This completes the procedure to give POA to your brother from overseas.


Below is a real example.

The brother lives in USA, gives GPA to his brother for selling a property in Bangalore, India.

We followed the above procedure to execute below GPA, we sold the property using this GPA.


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