NRI Will & India estate planning guides

Clear, practical guides for Non-Resident Indians planning what happens to their assets in India.

Most useful guides

I live in the USA and own assets in India — do I need an Indian will?
The central guide for US-based NRIs: US wills and trusts, two-will planning and signing from abroad.
US will vs Indian will
Formalities, probate and which assets each should cover.
NRI will for NRE/NRO accounts
Nominees, joint holders and repatriation for heirs abroad.
Mutual funds & demat accounts
Transmission and how to describe investments.
Ancestral property
What you can and cannot bequeath from coparcenary property.
Apostille vs notary vs consular attestation
What each does and when you need it.
Indian will format and sample
The full structure of an Indian will, clause by clause, with a complete example.
How to create a will in India
Every step from listing assets to signing with two witnesses.
Will for property in India
Describing flats, land and joint holdings so they can be identified.
Indian property inheritance for US residents
What changes when the heir lives in the United States.
NRI will registration in India
What registration does, what it costs and when it is worth doing.
Do NRIs need a separate will for India?
When a second, India-only will helps — and how to keep both valid.
Can a US will cover property in India?
Whether your American will reaches assets sitting in India.
NRI will template and clauses
An annotated sample showing what each clause does and why.

NRI Will for Indian assets
The complete guide: what an India-specific will covers and how NRIs make one.
Indian inheritance laws for NRIs
Succession rules, nominees vs beneficiaries, executors and probate for Indian assets.
Ways to create a will for your Indian assets
Attorney, cross-border specialist, online generator or template — compared.
Do NRIs need a separate will for India?
When a second, India-only will helps — and how to avoid revoking your other one.
Making an Indian will from abroad
A step-by-step route from listing assets to signing with two witnesses.
Indian will format for NRIs
An annotated sample showing what each clause does and why it matters.

NRI will for property in India
Flats, land and ancestral property — how to describe them so they can be identified.
Bank accounts and deposits
NRE, NRO and FCNR accounts, fixed deposits and what nomination actually does.
Demat accounts & mutual funds
Covering shares, demat holdings and folios held in India.
Nominee vs beneficiary
Why naming a nominee is not the same as deciding who inherits.

Executors
Who can administer your Indian estate, and why a local alternate helps.
Beneficiaries
Naming people clearly and covering what is left over.
Witnesses
Two witnesses, present together — and why they should not be beneficiaries.
Signing abroad
Executing an Indian will in the country where you live.
Registration
Optional, but sometimes worth it. What registration does and does not do.