- Property for NRIs in Switzerland
The cantonal apostille route for a Power of Attorney, stamp duty and registration, and selling inherited property in India as an NRI.
- Inheritance for NRIs in Switzerland
Switzerland's Pflichtteil forced-heirship rules as reduced by the 1 January 2023 reform, the Federal Act on Private International Law's choice-of-law election, and how Indian succession law governs assets located in India.
- Tax for NRIs in Switzerland
The India-Switzerland DTAA and its Most-Favoured-Nation clause dispute, suspended by Switzerland effective 1 January 2025, and Section 195 TDS on Indian-source income.
- Immigration for NRIs in Switzerland
OCI card rules for Switzerland's predominantly post-liberalization professional Indian community, the 2026 Citizenship Amendment Rules, and why dual citizenship is not available.
- Family for NRIs in Switzerland
Why Switzerland is not a Section 44A reciprocating territory, the Section 13 fresh-civil-suit route for enforcing Swiss judgments, and cross-border custody.
- Business for NRIs in Switzerland
Swiss company law's affirmative resident-director requirement, Switzerland's restrictive work-permit quota system, Indian company incorporation for NRIs, and repatriating business profits.
- Compliance for NRIs in Switzerland
NRE/NRO/FCNR accounts, the USD 1 million NRO repatriation scheme, Switzerland's decentralized cantonal tax administration, and annual FEMA compliance for NRIs.
Beyond the general Property guide above, this platform also covers Power of Attorney and selling inherited property from Switzerland in full depth:
- Power of Attorney for NRIs in Switzerland
The cantonal apostille process, applied to the specific canton where the document originated.
- Selling Inherited Property in India as an NRI in Switzerland
TDS, capital gains, and repatriation when selling inherited property from Switzerland.
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 Switzerland-side process changes; see the Recent Regulatory Developments for NRIs in Switzerland page for a log of specific dated changes already reflected in these guides.
