Unclaimed Indian Share and Dividend Recovery from Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s Indian community includes families who have been in the Emirates for three generations, and their Indian holdings are often the oldest kind: paper certificates, dormant folios and dividends that stopped arriving decades ago.
We recover them from our office in Gurugram — IEPF claims, demat conversion and transmission after a death — without anyone travelling to India. The first assessment is free.
Claims from Abu Dhabi, UAE, handled from our Gurugram office · Reviewed 21 September 2026
Long residence abroad, and folios that were never updated
Indian families in Abu Dhabi have typically kept strong financial ties to India, which is exactly how shares get bought and then forgotten. A folio opened before the move carries an Indian address, the bank account on it has long closed, and nobody told the registrar when the family settled in the Emirates.
After seven years of undeliverable dividends, the company transfers both the unpaid money and the shares to the Investor Education and Protection Fund. Recovering them is then an IEPF claim, which is free to file and entirely doable from Abu Dhabi.
Attestation from the UAE — there is no apostille route
The UAE is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so there is no apostille route from here. Documents signed in the Emirates for use in India go through consular attestation instead: notarisation or local attestation, then the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then the Indian mission.
Indian missions in the UAE also perform notarial acts themselves, which is often the cleaner route for an affidavit, indemnity bond or power of attorney — you sign before the consular officer rather than building an attestation chain. In Dubai those services are delivered through the consulate’s outsourced centre at Oud Metha, by appointment.
Abu Dhabi is served by the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi. Allow extra time for this step: it is the part of an Emirates claim that most often sets the timetable.
What you will need
- Affidavit-cum-NOC and indemnity bond, attested by UAE MOFA and the Indian mission, or executed before an Indian consular officer
- Passport with residence visa, OCI card if you hold one, and PAN
- Emirates ID and proof of UAE address for KYC
- An Indian demat account, usually NRO-linked, opened before the claim is filed
Where the shares land, and moving money out
Recovered shares are credited to an Indian demat account. Holdings you inherited, or bought while you were resident in India, are generally held on a non-repatriable basis through an NRO-linked account; your bank confirms what applies to your status.
From NRO balances, NRIs may remit up to USD 1 million per financial year, with Form 15CA and a chartered accountant’s certificate in Form 15CB. Build that timeline in if the family is planning to distribute proceeds.
What we handle
Questions from Abu Dhabi
Can I get an apostille in the UAE for Indian share documents?
No. The UAE is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so documents follow the attestation route: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then the Indian mission. Alternatively you can execute the document before an Indian consular officer.
Do I need to travel to India?
No. Documents are attested in the UAE and couriered to India, and the shares are credited to your Indian demat account. A power of attorney can cover anything that must be done in person there.
My father in Kerala died and the shares are in his name.
That is transmission. Under SEBI's July 2026 framework, holdings up to ₹10 lakh per company in physical form need an indemnity bond and an affidavit-cum-NOC from the other heirs, with no court document and no probate.
How do I find out what my family held?
Start with any certificate, dividend warrant or annual report. We then check the company’s registrar and the IEPF records against the shareholder’s name and tell you what exists.
What do you charge?
Nothing in advance and nothing for the assessment. An agreed percentage of the recovered value is charged after the shares are credited; attestation fees and Indian statutory costs are paid by you at actuals.