A directory of this platform's complete, reviewed legal guides for the Indian community connected to the Philippines, organized by topic.
Complete Guides for NRIs Connected to the Philippines
- Property for NRIs in the Philippines
The Philippines' Hague Apostille membership since 14 May 2019, the CANA requirement for a Power of Attorney, and DFA's apostille process.
- Inheritance for NRIs in the Philippines
Forced-heirship (legitime) rules under the Civil Code, the nationality-based conflict-of-laws rule, and the flat 6% estate tax.
- Tax for NRIs in the Philippines
India-Philippines DTAA withholding rates under the treaty in force since 21 March 1994.
- Immigration for NRIs in the Philippines
The Philippines' historically deep Indian community, the Sindhi and Punjabi trading communities, and the 9(g), SIRV, and SRRV visa categories.
- Family for NRIs in the Philippines
Why the Philippines is not a Section 44A reciprocating territory, the Section 13 fresh-civil-suit route, and the Philippines' restrictive domestic divorce law.
- Business for NRIs in the Philippines
Minimum capital thresholds under RA 11647, the Foreign Investment Negative List, and the 2025 India-Philippines Strategic Partnership.
- Compliance for NRIs in the Philippines
NRE/NRO/FCNR accounts, the USD 1 million NRO repatriation scheme, and available DTAA treaty relief for NRIs connected to the Philippines.
Property Law Deep-Dive for the Philippines
Beyond the general Property guide above, this platform also covers Power of Attorney and selling inherited property from the Philippines in full depth:
- Power of Attorney for NRIs in the Philippines
The Philippine notary, CANA, and DFA apostille process for a Power of Attorney executed in the Philippines.
- Selling Inherited Property in India as an NRI in the Philippines
TDS, capital gains, and repatriation when selling inherited property from the Philippines.
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 Philippines-side process changes; see the Recent Regulatory Developments for NRIs in the Philippines page for a log of specific dated changes already reflected in these guides.
