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reva79

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Sep 12, 2022
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Hello, need your opinion on my situation,
My husband and I are joint owners of a residential flat in Bangalore and would like to sell it. We have found a buyer and have booked our tickets to fly to India for a personal situation in October. However, we just received our Canadian passports and do not think we will receive our OCI before October to sell the flat as we have to yet to apply for surrender certificate.
1. Can we sell our flat without OCI and just by having e-visa? We both have our PAN cards and I have my Aadhar card. Would that be a problem when we repatriate the funds to our Canadian account?
2. Should we give the POA to our blood relatives? I give the POA to my father and my husband gives it to his father and then they can sell the flat on our behalf by signing the registration?

Is there any other option? Please advise, thank you so much.
 
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reva79 said:
Hello, need your opinion on my situation,
My husband and I are joint owners of a residential flat in Bangalore and would like to sell it. We have found a buyer and have booked our tickets to fly to India for a personal situation in October. However, we just received our Canadian passports and do not think we will receive our OCI before October to sell the flat as we have to yet to apply for surrender certificate.
1. Can we sell our flat without OCI and just by having e-visa? We both have our PAN cards and I have my Aadhar card. Would that be a problem when we repatriate the funds to our Canadian account?
2. Should we give the POA to our blood relatives? I give the POA to my father and my husband gives it to his father and then they can sell the flat on our behalf by signing the registration?

Is there any other option? Please advise, thank you so much.
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POA is the simplest option. You can't have two separate POAs. It can only be one person.

I don't recall if they check your citizenship during the property transfer process. Probably only your Aadhar and PAN so even selling in your name should not be a problem. Your Indian Passport will still not show 'cancelled' so even if asked, you would still be able to show a valid document even though technically you should not use it for travel.

Selling will not be a problem, I am guessing, but getting funds out of India will be a bit of a challenge. Taxes, clearances from RBI to name a couple. When I sold my property, even though I wasn't a Canadian at the time, the paperwork took months for finish. You'll need a sharp accountant. Good luck.
 
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mtlcanada

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Can we still not own a property in India while being canadian citizen?. I thought we can.
And what is OCI and POA please?
 
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reva79

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Sep 12, 2022
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Thank you for your responses. We can still own properties but selling could be an issue if we do not have an OCI.
 
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reva79 said:
Hello, need your opinion on my situation,
My husband and I are joint owners of a residential flat in Bangalore and would like to sell it. We have found a buyer and have booked our tickets to fly to India for a personal situation in October. However, we just received our Canadian passports and do not think we will receive our OCI before October to sell the flat as we have to yet to apply for surrender certificate.
1. Can we sell our flat without OCI and just by having e-visa? We both have our PAN cards and I have my Aadhar card. Would that be a problem when we repatriate the funds to our Canadian account?
2. Should we give the POA to our blood relatives? I give the POA to my father and my husband gives it to his father and then they can sell the flat on our behalf by signing the registration?

Is there any other option? Please advise, thank you so much.
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hi
please let me know your selling process done easily or any problem i am have plot in india want sale but i am never visited india last 15 years we don't have aadhar card and and pan card ,bank account (freeze due to kyc) if possible can guide me process to sale property in india thank you
 
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