Frequently Asked Questions

SEBI's form for physical shares to request duplicate shares, claims from a company's suspense account, replacement or exchange of old certificates, endorsement, sub-division, consolidation and transposition. See our Form ISR-4 guide.

The online form filed on the MCA portal to claim back shares and dividends transferred to IEPF. The signed originals must then reach the company for verification. See our Form IEPF-5 guide.

Check it on the IEPF portal (iepf.gov.in) using the SRN from your IEPF-5 acknowledgement. See how to check IEPF claim status.

ISR-1 registers or updates PAN, address, contact and bank details for physical shares. ISR-2 is your bank's confirmation of your signature. See our Form ISR-1 guide.

Most cases take between 6 and 15 months. The time depends on the type of case, how many companies are involved, the documents available, and how quickly companies, registrars and the IEPF Authority respond. Straightforward demat conversions are usually quicker; IEPF claims and NRI cases tend to take longer. We give you a realistic timeline after the free search and update you every month.

Every case is different. After the free search, we send you a written quote based on your documents and the work involved. You decide whether to go ahead, with no obligation. See how our fees work below.

IEPF (the Investor Education and Protection Fund) is a government fund under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. When dividends go unclaimed for seven years in a row, the company must transfer the dividends and the shares to IEPF. The rightful owner or legal heirs can claim them back.

No. Shares in IEPF can be claimed at any time by the owner or their legal heirs.

In most cases, yes. We handle the work in India and guide you on signing, notarising and apostilling documents where you live, and on opening the right NRI demat and bank accounts.

Missing certificates are common and don't stop the process. A name, an old address or a company name is enough to start the search.

Not always. For every folio, we compare the current value of the shares with the cost and effort of recovering them, so you can decide which holdings are worth pursuing.

Yes. Name changes, outdated addresses and signature mismatches are among the most common problems we fix. We update your KYC and signature records with each company's registrar before the shares are dematerialised.

Yes. Legal heirs can claim through transmission. We tell you exactly which documents your case needs and prepare the affidavits and no-objection letters.

Yes. Recovered shares are credited to a demat account in your name. If you don't have one, we'll help you open it.

Yes. Most of the work is done by phone, WhatsApp and courier, so we help families across India and abroad.

No. Shares go to your demat account and dividends to your bank account directly, never through us.

No. We're a private advisory firm that handles the paperwork and follow-up on your behalf. We are not affiliated with the IEPF Authority or the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.