Indian citizens and OCI cardholders in Cambodia can buy and sell residential and commercial property in India, other than agricultural land and farmhouses, without RBI permission. Payments must be through banking channels. On a sale, the buyer deducts TDS at non-resident rates, which can be reduced with a lower deduction certificate, and proceeds can be repatriated within limits.
- Document route
- Cambodian notary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation, then Indian Embassy attestation
- Time difference
- IST is 1h30 behind Cambodia all year
- Rules
- FEMA (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules 2019
- Not allowed to buy
- Agricultural land, plantation, farmhouse
Buying & Selling Property from Cambodia: how it works
For a purchase, we check the title for at least 30 years, approvals and encumbrances, review the agreement and complete registration through your attorney holder. For a sale, we verify your title, draft the deed, apply for a lower TDS certificate and plan repatriation with Forms 15CA and 15CB.
We also advise on tax on rental income and on capital gains exemptions if you reinvest.
Families in India sometimes sell property to pay recruiters who promise jobs in Cambodia; if this has happened, keep every payment record, as the sale proceeds may be part of a fraud claim against the agent.
What clients in Cambodia should know
- Use NRE or NRO accounts for all payments.
- Get a lower deduction certificate before signing the sale deed.
- Keep the purchase deed and receipts safe.
Step by step from Cambodia
Video consultation
A call at a time that suits Cambodia, after we have read your documents.
Documents signed in Cambodia
Cambodian notary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation, then Indian Embassy attestation
Work in India
Our team files, appears and follows up in India, and shares scans of everything filed.
Result and handover
Certified copies and originals are couriered to you in Cambodia where needed.
The full guide
This page covers what changes when you are in Cambodia. For the law, the documents and the step-by-step procedure, read our main page on Buying & Selling Property, or see all services for clients in Cambodia and the NRI Property Law practice area.
Questions from clients in Cambodia
Can I buy property in India while working in Phnom Penh?
Yes, as an NRI, except agricultural land and farmhouses.
Can I send sale money to Cambodia?
Yes, within the repatriation limits after tax.
Do I need to travel to India?
No, a power of attorney is enough.
We sold land to pay an agent for a job in Cambodia that was fake. What now?
File a complaint against the agent and keep all records; recovery may be possible through the criminal and civil process.