Kaagazaat

Home Ties Declaration

At a glance

Price: Free, always.
Stamp duty: Not a stamp-dutiable instrument when made as a signed declaration on plain paper.
Registration: Not registrable.
Witnesses: Not required.

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Free, always.

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Also called

ties to home country declaration
intent to return declaration
strong ties letter for visa
ਭਾਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਾਅ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ
भारत से जुड़ाव की घोषणा
statement of ties for visitor visa

When you need it

A visa officer for a visit or a short stay has to be satisfied that you will return, and looks for ties that bring you back: your family, your job or business, and your property in India. This is your signed declaration setting out each of those, with the papers that show them.

It is a statement you make, not a sworn affidavit; where an office asks for an affidavit, use the same facts in one. Not for: a letter of leave from your employer (use the Employer NOC / Leave Letter for Visa), a statement of who is in your family for a family-class application (use the Relationship Affidavit for Visa), or the cover letter that accompanies the whole file (use the Tourist Visa Cover Letter).

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You can fill this one in on this site, and read the whole draft on screen before you decide anything about it. It is a carefully drafted template; it is not advice about your own facts.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Not a stamp-dutiable instrument when made as a signed declaration on plain paper. If an office asks for it as an affidavit, the affidavit position applies: a nominal fixed duty, commonly printed as Rs 25 — confirm at the counter.

Registration

Not registrable.

Notarisation

Not legally required for a plain declaration. Some offices ask for it to be notarised or sworn as an affidavit; confirm what the checklist says.

Witnesses

Not required.

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DECLARATION OF TIES TO INDIA

I, Harleen Kaur, of House No. 88, Sector 40-B, Chandigarh, passport number N4567890, make this declaration to the visa officer considering my application to visit the United States.

1. My family. My husband and our 9-year-old son live with me in Chandigarh; my elderly parents live in Ludhiana and I look after their medical needs

2. My job or business. Assistant Professor, a government college in Chandigarh, since 2016; leave sanctioned for the dates of travel

3. My property and assets. A house in Sector 40-B, Chandigarh, in our joint names; savings and fixed deposits with a bank in Chandigarh

4. My intention. My family, work and property are in India, and I intend to return to India on or before 1 April 2026. I will not work in the United States during my visit, and I will leave before my permitted stay ends.

5. Papers attached. Employer's letter; sale or title deed of the house; family register; school certificate of the child

6. I declare that the above is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, and I understand that the visa officer will rely on it.

Declared at Chandigarh on 2 April 2026.

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Harleen Kaur

Questions about this document

Does the Home Ties Declaration need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not a stamp-dutiable instrument when made as a signed declaration on plain paper.

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Does the Home Ties Declaration need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Not registrable.

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What does the Home Ties Declaration cost on Kaagazaat?

Free, always.

Does the Home Ties Declaration need witnesses?

Not required.

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