With your new sense of loyalty to the American flag, you plan to return to India....
There are many factors you must consider before you take that giant leap:
1. If you have Children, what schools offer a second language that the kids know (French, Spanish, etc...) unless they have learnt Hindi.
2. Are you travelling with your job ? are you starting a new job in India ?
3. Modes of transport in your city of choice ?
4. Opening a local bank a/c? getting a phone line
5. Finding a place to stay, with/ without Furniture
6. Shipping to India..
Just to let you know some things I had to face
1. On finding a house of our choice, I was asked to shell out a deposit worth 11 months of our rent.
2. The schools normally ask for 1-time Admission fees & also donations
3. The school fees normally do not include Books, Uniforms, Transportation, Meals and Contingency monies.
4. Some places played hookey with us and tried to charge us double/five times the normal cost, once they found out that we are not carrying an Indian passport, hence always use an Aadhar card or PAN card for identification.
5. We needed some form of introduction to open a local bank a/c.
6. We asked relatives to apply for pre-paid SIM cards, so we can start using them in our UNLOCKED phones as soon as possible.
7. If you need Internet ASAP, I would recommend a neighborhood WAN provider, instead of BSNL/MTNL or Airtel.. By the time these folks get thru their paperwork, you may be reconsidering your return out of India.
8. If you have a family car, then you are good, but those who don't, you don't want to take an Auto... These folks charge exorbitantly. Try to catch Autos that are plying on the road (and not parked in an Auto Stand), those are the ones who will normally go by Meter. ( I don't think it will be an issue to travel by Meter, as long as they quote us correctly).
9. If you move into an apt, that requires proof of your previous residence, ask your parents for a copy of the ration card with your name on it... they don't need to know about you.
Remember if NO ONE asks, DON'T TELL.
There are many factors you must consider before you take that giant leap:
1. If you have Children, what schools offer a second language that the kids know (French, Spanish, etc...) unless they have learnt Hindi.
2. Are you travelling with your job ? are you starting a new job in India ?
3. Modes of transport in your city of choice ?
4. Opening a local bank a/c? getting a phone line
5. Finding a place to stay, with/ without Furniture
6. Shipping to India..
Just to let you know some things I had to face
1. On finding a house of our choice, I was asked to shell out a deposit worth 11 months of our rent.
2. The schools normally ask for 1-time Admission fees & also donations
3. The school fees normally do not include Books, Uniforms, Transportation, Meals and Contingency monies.
4. Some places played hookey with us and tried to charge us double/five times the normal cost, once they found out that we are not carrying an Indian passport, hence always use an Aadhar card or PAN card for identification.
5. We needed some form of introduction to open a local bank a/c.
6. We asked relatives to apply for pre-paid SIM cards, so we can start using them in our UNLOCKED phones as soon as possible.
7. If you need Internet ASAP, I would recommend a neighborhood WAN provider, instead of BSNL/MTNL or Airtel.. By the time these folks get thru their paperwork, you may be reconsidering your return out of India.
8. If you have a family car, then you are good, but those who don't, you don't want to take an Auto... These folks charge exorbitantly. Try to catch Autos that are plying on the road (and not parked in an Auto Stand), those are the ones who will normally go by Meter. ( I don't think it will be an issue to travel by Meter, as long as they quote us correctly).
9. If you move into an apt, that requires proof of your previous residence, ask your parents for a copy of the ration card with your name on it... they don't need to know about you.
Remember if NO ONE asks, DON'T TELL.
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