Indian Succession and Share Transmission from Sharjah
Most of what we handle for families in Sharjah and the Northern Emirates is inheritance: a parent has died in India, and the shares, dividends or mutual fund folios they left behind have to be moved into the heirs’ names.
We prepare the documentation, deal with the registrar and see the transmission through to credit. The first assessment is free and there is no advance professional fee.
Claims from Sharjah, UAE, handled from our Gurugram office · Reviewed 21 September 2026
Families spread across the Emirates and India
Sharjah, Ajman and the Northern Emirates house a large, long-settled Indian working population, often with siblings distributed between the UAE, India and elsewhere. For a transmission that matters, because every legal heir other than the claimant has to sign an affidavit-cum-NOC.
Collecting those signatures across two or three countries, each with its own authentication route, is usually what determines how long a claim takes — not the registrar.
Attestation from the Emirates, and which mission covers you
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.
Sharjah and the Northern Emirates are generally served by the Consulate General of India in Dubai rather than the Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Check the mission’s own jurisdiction page before booking an appointment.
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 Sharjah
Do we need a succession certificate from an Indian court?
Often not. Holdings within ₹10 lakh per company (physical) or ₹30 lakh (demat) can be transmitted on an indemnity bond and the other heirs’ affidavit-cum-NOC. A succession certificate is needed mainly above those limits where there is no will or legal heirship certificate.
Heirs are in Sharjah, Kerala and Canada. How do the documents work?
Each heir signs where they live: attestation through UAE MOFA and the Indian mission in the Emirates, simple notarisation in India, and notarisation plus apostille in Canada. The set then goes to the registrar together.
Is probate required for a will?
No. Probate stopped being compulsory when Section 213 of the Indian Succession Act was omitted with effect from 20 December 2025, and SEBI’s framework accepts a will with an indemnity bond.
Can one heir in India handle everything?
They can act on many steps under a power of attorney, but each heir’s own affidavit-cum-NOC still has to be signed and attested by that heir.
What are the costs?
Our fee is a percentage of the value, charged only after the shares are credited. Attestation fees, Indian stamp duty, notarisation and any court fee are paid by you at actuals.