What a visa officer looks for
Visa officers read a great many financial documents, and they trust the ones they can check. A valuation report helps your file when it shows:
- Who signed it — a registered valuer, with the registration number printed and contact details that work.
- Which property — the address and the plot, survey, flat or shop number exactly as in the title document, with its area and the basis of that area (carpet, built-up or super built-up).
- Whose property — the owners' names as they appear in the sale deed or index copy.
- What it is worth, and when — the market value in rupees on a stated date, with the method and the comparable evidence behind it.
- That it is genuine — a digitally signed PDF that anyone can verify, so an edited copy fails the check.
What it can — and cannot — do for your file
For most visas, property is supporting evidence: it shows the family's net worth and its ties to India. It does not replace the funds a visa rule may require in a bank account, an education loan or a fixed deposit. Read the document checklist for your visa, or ask your consultant, before deciding what to submit — the decision on the file is always the visa officer's.
If the property belongs to your parents, the report names them as the owners. Your relationship and their support are shown by your own documents, not by the valuation.
Two ways to get the report
Donfin desktop report · about 15 minutes
Upload the sale deed or Index-2, the society certificate for a flat, and a photograph. Donfin reads them and assembles the rate evidence near the property; a registered valuer reviews it and signs digitally. The visa / embassy report — ₹1,999, all-inclusive — carries the full comparables annexure, an embassy-style cover letter and a verification page reached from the QR code. No site visit; the PDF arrives on WhatsApp and email.
Open DonfinOffice report with a site visit · 2–3 days
Where the embassy or consulate asks for an inspected valuation, or the property is large or unusual, an RGVS engineer visits the site and the registered valuer signs a full report on the firm's letterhead.
Ask the officeDocuments to keep ready
- The sale deed, or the index copy (Index-2) of the registered deed
- For a flat: the society share certificate or allotment letter
- The latest property-tax bill
- Two or three photographs — the building from outside and the property inside
- The approved plan or allotment papers, if you have them
- The owners' names exactly as they appear in the deed
Currency and dates
The value is stated in Indian rupees as on the valuation date. If your checklist asks for another currency, convert the rupee figure at the day's exchange rate and state the rate and its date in your covering note. Apply with a recent report: Donfin reports are valid for 90 days.