A Qatar-based NRI can buy or sell property in India through a specific power of attorney notarised in Qatar and attested by the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of India, or executed at the Embassy. Your attorney holder completes registration in India. On a sale, proceeds go to your NRO account and can be remitted to Qatar within the annual limit after tax.
- Document route
- Qatari notary (Ministry of Justice), Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation, then Embassy of India attestation
- Time difference
- IST is 2h30 ahead of Qatar time all year (no daylight saving)
- Rules
- FEMA (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules 2019
- Not allowed to buy
- Agricultural land, plantation, farmhouse
Buying & Selling Property from Qatar: how it works
We verify title first and then draft a power of attorney that names the property and the exact acts allowed, so the sub-registrar and the buyer's bank accept it. After attestation in Doha, the original is couriered to India and stamped within three months of arrival. For purchases, money must come from your NRE or NRO account or by remittance from Qatar through a bank or licensed exchange house, so that a payment trail exists and the property can later be sold and the money repatriated.
We check the agreement and sale deed, confirm stamp duty and attend registration with the attorney holder. On a sale, the buyer must deduct tax at non-resident rates, and we apply early for a lower deduction certificate so excess tax is not withheld. Qatar does not tax personal income, so the only tax filing is in India, where a return can recover any excess deduction. After completion, we arrange mutation for a purchase or the remittance file for a sale.
What clients in Qatar should know
- Kerala sub-registrars are used to Gulf-based owners acting through attorney holders, but they insist on correctly attested and stamped originals.
- Pay the full price through banking channels; informal transfers leave no proof and breach FEMA.
- OCI holders cannot buy agricultural land, but most Qatar-based clients are Indian citizens, who can buy any type of property.
Step by step from Qatar
Video consultation
A call at a time that suits Qatar, after we have read your documents.
Documents signed in Qatar
Qatari notary (Ministry of Justice), Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation, then Embassy of India 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 Qatar where needed.
The full guide
This page covers what changes when you are in Qatar. 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 Qatar and the NRI Property Law practice area.
Questions from clients in Qatar
How long does attestation in Qatar take?
Usually a few working days across the notary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy.
Can sale money be sent to Qatar?
Yes, from your NRO account within the annual limit with Forms 15CA and 15CB, or more freely if the property was bought with remitted funds.
Does Qatar tax my Indian sale?
No. Qatar does not levy personal income tax; Indian capital gains tax applies.