Sending Power of Attorney to India

Planning to buy or sell property in India? But no plans to visit in near future. Sending a Power of Attorney would be a solution. How? Here is the step by step process

Documents Required:-

• POA format
• Passport and Visa
• Passport photograph
• Id and address proof

Steps for creation:-

• Get the POA format ready and print it on the plain paper
• Sign it on every page also from 2 witnesses with their address
• Get the papers attested from the public notary. Carry address and id proof also
• Public notary attestation can be done at state department as well be we came to know that later
• Public notary will also provide one form on which needs to be provided to the state department for apostillisation
• Take all the documents to department of state in our case we went to Sacramento
• Department of state will put seal on POA format and return back to you. They accept fee from Debit/Credit cards
• Next step is to get xerox of attested POA, download and fill miscellaneous application form and affix passport photo on form before going to consulate
• Get the money order / cashier check of $22 in favor of “Consulate General of India, San Francisco”. Additional $10 is for photograph attestation.
• Submit all documents to consulate (attested POA, copy of address and ID proof, passport and visa)
• Submit money order / cashier check to other counter and they will provide receipt/token to get documents back.
• They will keep the original passport with all documents, Return window opens at 4 PM attested POA and original will be returned.

Some pointers: –

• Print POA document single sided
• Department of state office opens at 8 am, try to reach there as soon as they open since it will be crowded later.
• Document submission at consulate will not take much time if you have all documents in ready.
• Don\’t forget to carry original passport to consulate they will verify original passport.
• Since POA will be registered in India, send it through proper channel( USPS/UPS etc.) since envelope will also need to be presented to registrar.

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