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Legal Guides for NRIs in France

A directory of this platform's complete, reviewed legal guides for the Indian/NRI community in France, organized by topic.

Complete Guides for NRIs in France

  • Property for NRIs in France

    The apostille route for a Power of Attorney (France has been a Hague Apostille Convention member since 24 January 1965, now issued by the notariat), stamp duty and registration, and selling inherited property in India as an NRI.

  • Inheritance for NRIs in France

    France's reserve hereditaire forced-heirship system, the 2021 compensatory-levy amendment, and how Indian succession law governs assets located in India.

  • Tax for NRIs in France

    The India-France DTAC, being significantly overhauled by a February 2026 Amending Protocol, and Section 195 TDS on Indian-source income.

  • Immigration for NRIs in France

    OCI card rules for France's Pondicherry- and Chandannagar-rooted Indian-origin community, the 2026 Citizenship Amendment Rules, and why dual citizenship is not available.

  • Family for NRIs in France

    Why France is not a Section 44A reciprocating territory, the Section 13 fresh-civil-suit route for enforcing French judgments, and cross-border custody.

  • Business for NRIs in France

    French company law's lack of any director-residency requirement, the separate immigration-permit question, Indian company incorporation for NRIs, and repatriating business profits.

  • Compliance for NRIs in France

    NRE/NRO/FCNR accounts, the USD 1 million NRO repatriation scheme, the DGFiP, and annual FEMA compliance for NRIs.

Property Law Deep-Dive for France

Beyond the general Property guide above, this platform also covers Power of Attorney and selling inherited property from France in full depth:

How These Guides Are Reviewed

Every guide on this platform is reviewed by a named, credentialed author whose byline links to a reviewer bio page on this same domain -- see each guide's byline for the specific reviewer. Guides are updated as the underlying Indian law or France-side process changes; see the Recent Regulatory Developments for NRIs in France page for a log of specific dated changes already reflected in these guides.

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