Getting to Pakistan is a long journey, and resolving a conflict from Norway can pose its challenges. However, the good news is that you don't have to board a flight to seek help.
Insa advokater has its own team of lawyers in Pakistan, and we can help you with all cross-border matters. Among other things, we assist in connection with inheritance settlements, divorce settlements, property transfers, money transfers from Pakistan and the establishment of companies.
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Yes, we assist all over Pakistan.
No, it is not necessary in all cases. We can do much of the work for you through our team of lawyers in Pakistan.
We have made it as simple as possible. Our goal is for you to know exactly what help you're getting, at a price you understand.
Firstly, we always assess whether you are entitled to have the state, your insurance company or someone else cover all or part of your legal expenses.
Secondly, we have a price guarantee on all our assignments . This means that you get a maximum price in the quote, and the price guarantee means that the stated maximum price is the maximum price you will pay for the assignment. You will never pay more than the price stated in the quote.
In addition, we have a fixed hourly rate that applies to everyone: NOK 2100.
The hourly rate is inclusive of VAT for private individuals and exclusive of VAT for businesses.
It is possible to adopt from Pakistan, although there are no Norwegian organizations authorized to arrange adoptions from Pakistan. However, the process can be long and extensive.
In both cases, prior consent is required. You can only get prior consent if you are considered to be a good caregiver for children and have a desire to raise the child you are adopting.
The requirement for a connection to the country (in both cases) is met if one of the applicants is a Pakistani national. The same applies if one of the applicants has grown up in Pakistan or has been living there temporarily, for example because of work.
If the application concerns a named child, at least one of the applicants must have a close personal relationship with the child or the child's 'close family'. "The child's close family" refers primarily to the child's parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles or aunts. The contact must be established without a view to adoption.
In addition, the child must lack security and permanent caregivers in Pakistan. Therefore, the authorities in that country must have examined the possibilities of raising the child there and concluded that it is best for the child to be adopted abroad.
Pakistan has no adoption law and is not a party to the Hague Convention. "The Guardian and Wards Act of 1890 regulates the rights of children in Pakistan. This makes the process extensive. It is recommended that you establish contact with Bufetat and the Norwegian foreign service mission. In addition, you should engage a lawyer in Pakistan who can assist you in dealing with the Pakistani legal system.
Insa advokater has partners in Lahore, Pakistan, and our Pakistani colleagues can assist in adoption cases. Please contact us here for an informal chat.
Inheritance settlementafter death in Norway, where the deceased has assets in Pakistan: This article explains the process of transferring assets to you as an heir after the death of a person who has assets in Pakistan but is resident in Norway.
The first thing you need to do is to write a power of attorney; you need to write a "Special Power of Attorney" to the person who will follow up the case in Pakistan. Our lawyers in Pakistan act as proxies if we get the assignment. In particularly challenging cases, our lawyers in Norway are engaged as proxies who then travel to Pakistan in connection with the settlement of the inheritance. If there are several heirs, they should agree on one representative.
The next thing to do is to obtain all documentation showing all assets and debts the deceased had in Pakistan. In addition, you will need to obtain documentation confirming that the deceased was the full or partial owner of the assets included in the inheritance settlement. The most common assets are real estate and/or money in a bank account.
If the deceased was resident in Norway, you must obtain a death certificate and a list of heirs. This is issued by the Norwegian courts in the municipality where the deceased was resident.
Once the power of attorney is in place, a legal process must be initiated before the appropriate court to obtain a "Certificate of Succession". This judicial process takes place over a period of 4-6 months and a corresponding number of court hearings. Before issuing the said certificate, the court will decide who the heirs are and how much each heir is entitled to in the inheritance settlement.
Following the court's assessment of the evidence, a "Secession Certificate" is issued which the heirs can use to have property/money transferred to them. Before the court allows the actual transfer, it is always conditional on the provision of a security. The amount of the security depends on the size of the estate. The security should cover any claims in the event that an inheritance settlement is incorrect.
The actual transfer of the properties is not carried out by the court, but by the public property authorities. As for money, this is released by the bank.
If you have any questions about the content of this article or would like assistance in connection with an inheritance settlement where the deceased has assets in Pakistan, you can contact us without obligation here.
If you are resident in Norway, you are obliged to report your assets in Pakistan. Your assets may consist of housing, land, commercial property, bank deposits, etc. If you have assets abroad, you must report this in your tax return. The fact that you are obliged to report does not automatically mean that you are obliged to pay tax.
It's a fairly simple process to report assets you own abroad. When you log in to altinn.no to make changes to your tax return, you will be able to enter real estate you own abroad, bank deposits in Pakistan, rental income from real estate, interest income, etc.
For real estate, section 4.6.1 is used, while for bank deposits you must use the form called RF-1231.
Wealth tax for residential property abroad is favorable. The capital value of homes is set at only 30% of the market value.
In order for you to be in a position to pay tax in Norway, your assets must exceed NOK 1,500,000 in 2019. If you are married, your wealth must exceed NOK 3,000,000. Wealth tax is paid on net wealth, which means that a full deduction is made for debt.
In the event that you exceed the above-mentioned wealth limits, you will pay 1% wealth tax.
You own a residential property worth 10 million rupees and have a mortgage debt of 1 million rupees. When calculating wealth tax on the residential property, the following calculation is made: The capital value of the residential property is set at 3 million rupees (30% of market value). A deduction of 1 million rupees is then made for the debt. In this calculation, 0.85% of 2 million rupees, which corresponds to 17,000 rupees, must be paid. At today's exchange rate, this corresponds to approximately NOK 1,000.
The example does not take into account whether you have other debts or assets. If you have other debt, regardless of whether it is in Norway or abroad, equivalent to 2 million rupees, you pay zero wealth tax in this example.
Bank deposit of 10 million rupees. The entire bank deposit is included in the wealth tax calculation. A 0.85% wealth tax is calculated on 10 million rupees, corresponding to 85,000 rupees. At the current exchange rate, this corresponds to approximately NOK 5,500.
In this example, the fact that you have other assets or debts is not taken into account.
Read more about Norwegian-Pakistanis' obligation to report their assets in Norway here.
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