Indian power of attorney from the UK

Our service fee: £ To confirm
Official fees: From £50 per signature for High Commission attestation, or £45 per document for an FCDO apostille plus the notary's fee, paid by you directly
Usual time: Prepared in a few days; authentication usually adds about a week
Appointment: Signed in person, before a notary or at the visa centre by appointment

What we do for you

If you live in the UK and someone in India needs to act for you, for example to sell or let property, deal with a bank or handle family matters, you give them a power of attorney. One made in the UK has to be signed in the right way and then authenticated before offices in India will accept it.

We prepare the power of attorney from your instructions, or from a draft your representative or lawyer in India has sent, set out the people, property and powers clearly, and take you through signing and authentication step by step.

Prepared from your instructions or your lawyer's draft
Apostille or High Commission attestation, as India asks
Signing arranged with witnesses
Clear instructions for your representative in India

Who it’s for: Indian citizens, OCI cardholders and others in the UK with property or affairs in India

Which applies to you?

It depends on your circumstances

When you start, we go through these with you.

Two ways to make it valid

Either sign before a UK notary and then get an apostille from the UK Foreign Office (FCDO), or sign before a Consular Officer of the High Commission of India, by appointment at a VFS centre.

Apostille or attestation

The office in India decides

Your representative should ask the Sub-Registrar, bank or other office which route they accept, and whether they use their own format, before you sign.

Ask first

Stamp duty in India

A power of attorney signed outside India is not printed on Indian stamp paper. It is usually presented in India for stamp duty within three months of arriving there, by your representative.

Within 3 months

Selling property

A power of attorney to sell property is normally registered at the Sub-Registrar's office where the property is, by your representative in person.

Registration

You can cancel it

A power of attorney can be revoked. If it was registered in India, the revocation is usually registered at the same office.

Revocation

How it works

What’s involved

Start the service
Tell us what the power of attorney is for, who will act for you and which property or account it covers.
Send your documents
Photograph your passport, your representative's ID and any draft or property papers with your phone.
We prepare the document
We prepare the power of attorney and send it to you and your representative to check.
Sign and authenticate
Sign before a notary with two witnesses and we arrange the apostille, or sign at the VFS centre for High Commission attestation.
Send it to India
Courier the original to your representative, who completes stamp duty and any registration locally.

Documents you’ll need

What to have ready

Your exact checklist is confirmed once you start, based on your answers.

Everyone

Your passportAnd your OCI card, if you have one.
Your representative's detailsFull name, address and a copy of their ID, such as Aadhaar or PAN.
What it coversProperty address and papers, or the bank and account details.
Recent photographsOf you, and often of your representative. We print yours for you.

Only if it applies to you

A draft from IndiaIf the bank, buyer's lawyer or Sub-Registrar has given a format.
Proof of your UK addressFor High Commission attestation.
Two witnessesWith photo ID, when you sign before a notary.

Fees

Clear fees

High Commission attestation is from £50 per signature (consular fee and VFS charge), paid at the visa centre. For the apostille route, the FCDO charges from £45 per document plus postage, and the notary charges their own fee. Stamp duty and any registration in India are paid there.

Travel Style service fee£ To confirm

Official feesFrom £50 per signature for High Commission attestation, or £45 per document for an FCDO apostille plus the notary's fee, paid by you directly

Official fee source: VFS Global UK and GOV.UK, checked 21 Oct 2026. Official fees can change.

Questions people ask

Indian power of attorney — quick answers

Should I use an apostille or High Commission attestation?

It depends on the office in India that will receive it. Many accept an apostille, and some ask for High Commission attestation. Your representative should ask them first, and we prepare the document for that route.

Do I need Indian stamp paper?

No. A power of attorney signed in the UK is not printed on Indian stamp paper. The stamp duty is paid in India after it arrives, usually within three months.

Do I need to visit the High Commission?

Only for the attestation route, where you sign before the Consular Officer in person at a VFS centre by appointment. For the apostille route you sign before a notary instead.

Can my representative use it straight away?

Once it reaches India, your representative usually has it stamped and, for a property sale, registered before it can be used.

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