Property, family and company papers
Selling a flat in Pune, adding a spouse to an Indian passport or opening a subsidiary in Bengaluru while you live here? Our apostille for India Singapore service gets your papers ready for Indian sub-registrars, courts, banks and the Registrar of Companies.
Private papers such as a power of attorney are signed before our partner Notary Public, then the Singapore Academy of Law adds the apostille. We also check the draft against what the Indian office expects, because a Singapore apostille for India confirms the signature, not the wording.
Tell us the document and which office in India asked for it, and we confirm the route and price before any work starts.
Yes — India applies the Apostille Convention
India has applied the Convention since 14 July 2005 and Singapore since 16 September 2021, so a Singapore document needs only an SAL apostille, with no Indian High Commission step.
Source: HCCH Apostille Convention status table · Last checked 2 November 2026
WHO SENDS PAPERS TO INDIA
Singapore residents of Indian origin, OCI holders and Singapore companies send documents for use in India for many reasons, from property to remarriage after a divorce certificate apostille. Some of the common ones:
A relative in India uses your apostilled power of attorney to sign the sale deed at the sub-registrar office.
Indian banks ask for an apostilled mandate or declaration when you change account holders, close accounts or update KYC from Singapore.
Affidavits and authorisations for your Indian lawyer signed in Singapore support civil, family and inheritance cases in Indian courts.
Indian missions ask for a registered and apostilled marriage certificate when a non-Indian spouse applies for OCI.
Indian offices and schools ask for an apostilled Singapore birth certificate naming both parents for OCI, admission or family records.
An apostilled marriage certificate or one-and-the-same affidavit supports a surname change in an Indian passport, PAN or property title.
The Registrar of Companies (MCA) expects apostilled company records and signed subscriber papers when a Singapore company invests in India.
Indian universities and employers sometimes ask for an apostilled Singapore degree or transcript to verify qualifications.
DOCUMENT GUIDE
The issuer of your document tells us whether it goes straight to SAL or to our partner Notary Public first. Here is how the papers we see for India are usually handled:
| Document | Issued by | First step in Singapore | Common use in India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power of attorney | You (private document) | Signed before our partner Notary Public | Property sale or rental, bank and court matters |
| Affidavit or declaration | You (private document) | Sworn before our partner Notary Public | Courts, name changes, banks |
| Marriage certificate | Registry of Marriages (ROM) | Straight to SAL | OCI for a spouse, passport name change |
| Birth certificate | ICA | Straight to SAL | OCI for a child, school admission, succession |
| Degree certificate or transcript | Singapore university | Notarised certified true copy | University admission, employer checks |
| ACRA Business Profile | ACRA | Straight to SAL (e-Apostille possible) | Indian subsidiary set-up, ROC filings |
| Board resolution | Your company | Company execution before our partner Notary Public | Appointing a nominee, opening an Indian bank account |
| Divorce certificate or court order | Family Justice Courts | Certified copy, then SAL | Remarriage, records and custody matters |
Clients also handling a move to Shanghai or Beijing follow a very similar route with our apostille for China service.
SINGAPORE TO INDIA, STEP BY STEP
Papers going to India need only Singapore steps before they travel, and some, like a property power of attorney, need one last step on arrival.
We read the draft or certificate against the Indian office's checklist and confirm whether it needs our partner Notary Public.
You sign powers of attorney, affidavits or company papers in front of our partner Notary Public with your passport.
The Singapore Academy of Law attaches the apostille, and government records such as ROM certificates go straight to this step.
We send the original to your attorney, lawyer or company secretary in India and share the tracking record.
Your attorney pays state stamp duty on a power of attorney within three months of receiving it, then presents it to the sub-registrar, bank or court.
DOCUMENT GUIDES
Separate guides cover the papers that Indian offices ask for most. Pick yours for the document-specific checks:
Powers of attorney need wording, witness details and photos that match the Indian sub-registrar's format before signing.
ROM and ICA certificates are apostilled directly for OCI, passport changes and family records in India.
ACRA profiles and board papers are apostilled for MCA filings, Indian bank mandates and joint ventures.
Singapore degrees and transcripts are apostilled for admission or employer checks in India.
GOT A DRAFT FROM INDIA?
Share the draft or checklist from the sub-registrar, bank or company secretary, and we confirm the India apostille route and price before you sign.
INDIA APOSTILLE PRICES
Pricing for an apostille for India depends only on whether your paper needs our partner Notary Public before SAL. The SAL government fee is already inside each price, and a degree you want to keep can go as a certified true copy.
Paid in India, not to us: state stamp duty and any adjudication or registration fee on a power of attorney, which vary by state. Courier and urgent handling are quoted separately.
TURNAROUND
With no High Commission queue, Singapore documents for use in India are usually ready within a few working days of reaching us.
Clients who have already left Singapore can sign and send papers through our legalisation from overseas service where the document allows it.
BEFORE YOU SIGN
Sorting these points first saves a second signing, which matters most for a power of attorney going to India:
Stamp duty on a power of attorney is set by the Indian state where it will be used, so your attorney pays it there, not in Singapore.
Singapore-issued certificates such as ROM or ICA records can be couriered to us and apostilled while you stay in India, and we post them back to your Indian address.
AVOID A REJECTION IN INDIA
Rejections in India rarely come from the apostille itself; they come from wording, timing or the wrong route, and our Singapore document legalisation team checks for these before you sign:
✕ POA wording that does not match the sub-registrar's format
✓ We compare your draft with the Indian lawyer's or office's template, including property and witness details, before signing.
✕ Missing the three-month stamping window
✓ We remind your attorney that stamp duty must be paid within three months of the POA reaching India and keep the courier record as proof.
✕ Booking the Indian High Commission for a Singapore document
✓ We use the SAL apostille, which India accepts, so you skip the consular appointment and fee.
✕ Sending an Indian-issued certificate to SAL
✓ We spot documents issued in India and point you to the MEA apostille route in India instead.
FAQ
People often raise these doubts just before they order an apostille for India, with short answers. Our client reviews show how others found the process.
Ask On WhatsAppLegally an apostille is enough for India, but some banks and developers have older internal checklists. Ask the bank to confirm in writing before you sign, and we prepare whichever version it accepts.
Yes. Any co-owner can sign before our partner Notary Public with their own passport, whatever their nationality, and one apostille covers the signed document.
Each signature must be notarised and apostilled in the country where it is signed. Many families use two separate powers of attorney, one from each country, which the sub-registrar can accept together.
Yes, the apostille is recognised across India. Only the stamp duty differs, because it is paid at the rate of the state where the document is used.
The apostille itself has no expiry date. Some Indian offices still prefer a recently issued certificate or a freshly signed power of attorney, so check their rule if your papers are older.
The apostille does not correct a mismatch. You can sign a one-and-the-same name affidavit before our partner Notary Public and have it apostilled to send with the certificate.
Singapore records are in English, which central offices and most courts in India accept. A few state offices may want a local-language version, which is usually prepared in India by your lawyer.
No. Indian sub-registrars need an original with a wet-ink signature made before our partner Notary Public, and that original must travel to India.
Send a scan or your Indian lawyer's draft, and we confirm the route and price before any work starts. Company clients with several Indian filings can also use our corporate document legalisation service.