Andhra Pradesh · Sub-registrar office
Fill the official Andhra Pradesh single search / certified copy application online and download a print-ready PDF for the sub-registrar office.
The sub-registrar office (SRO) where the document was registered.
Check the current fees and documents with the office before you go.
Describe the document and give the executant's and claimant's names and addresses, the village or street, and the survey or door number.
Enter the year or years the office should search. A document number, if you have it, helps the office find it.
Print, sign and hand the form in at the SRO where the document was registered. The office fills in the fees and the book, volume and page details.
Any person may obtain a certified copy of a registered document relating to immovable property. A will's copy is available only to the testator during their lifetime, and to anyone after their death on production of the death certificate. Copies of a registered GPA or documents relating to movables go only to the executant, claimant or their agent or representative.
The IGRS portal issues certified copies online for Book 1 documents after you log in and give the district, SRO, document number and year. For Book 3 and Book 4 documents, such as wills, the department asks you to contact the SRO.
The description of the documents, the names and addresses of the executant and claimant, the village and street of the property, its survey and door number, and the years to be searched.
The office records the application, search, copying and plan fees on the form. The department's FAQ also asks for a stamp paper along with the fee. Amounts are set by the department, so check the current figures at the SRO.
The department's citizen charter (G.O.Rt.No.1094, 2013) sets one hour for copies from computer records and 24 hours for copies from manual records. Actual times can vary by office.
Under Section 57 of the Registration Act, 1908, copies are signed and sealed by the registering officer and are admissible for proving the contents of the original document.
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