Author: Mani Karthik
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Return to India Experience – Interview w/ Ruchit Garg
We managed to talk with Ruchit Garg, who returned to Chandigarh after a spell of a successful career working with Microsoft and founding his own company while in the US. Currently, he is on a mission to help farmers in India sell, using the latest technology. He’s the CEO of Harvesting – a company he…
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How to Plan Your Move Back to India
If you’re an NRI reading this at your work place, home office or mobile phone, chances are that you might end up back in India some time soon! 🙂 Little bit of context. This project started back in 2017 with just me, as I was planning my move back to India. I found that there…
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Should Indian F1 Student Visa Holders in the USA Return to India?
In a surprising move, the US Government (SEVP) has announced that student visa holders in the USA from other countries will have to return to their home countries if their courses are going fully online during the new semester in Fall 2020. (Source) According to the order, The U.S. Department of State will not issue…
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United Airlines to Start USA to India Flights Soon!
Apparently, United Airlines may be one of the first US airline to restart the much awaited USA to India flights. And that too, pretty soon. Here are the details. Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced that it has received request from United Airlines to start operations from USA to India and it is being considered…
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Best Cars to Buy When Returning to India
So, one of the first things you’d want to consider buying when getting back to India is a car. Unless of course, you’ve decided to work from home or you have a short walk to the office. Or, you decide to carpool with others. In which case you need an app like Rideshare. But if…
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How to Book Flights Back to India
If there’s one thing that is being discussed all over the Back to India community, that is “how and where to book flights back to India”. There’s so much of interest in this topic and there are many false information spreading around, so I thought I’ll create a bookmark-able, reference article for anyone trying to…
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Financial Must-Do’s for NRIs Returning to India
I hope everyone is safe. Not just the pandemic but even otherwise, with the economy, things are looking bleak for NRIs stuck in the USA. Layoffs and cost -cutting measures are more frequent and is raising questions on whether to make the return-move now than later. Whether you’re planning to move back to India next…
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NRIs Shares Their Evacuation Experience to India (Vande Bharat Mission)
During phase two of the Vande Bharat mission, about 30,000 Indians will be returning to India. 14,800 Indians have already brought o India during the first phase. An NRI has shared her experience being evacuated from UK to India on an Air India flight. Here’s the TLDR summary. May 7: Added to the HCI waitlist…
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Can NRIs start booking flights to India during the COVID crisis?
“These are unusual times” have become a cliche now but, nevertheless it is real. Currently, one of the biggest concerns with NRIs is that they are unable to travel back to India, even if it is for good or temporarily. In our groups, we’re seeing more and more people asking about when flights to India…
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When can NRIs return to India after the lockdown?
So, many NRIs are stuck abroad and are trying to return to India after the lockdown. India Govt. is providing assistance to those who want to travel back to India. Here are the details we know. According to the Press Information Bureau of India, [su_button url=”https://indianembassyusa.gov.in/reg_indian_nationals” style=”flat” background=”#207df6″ size=”8″ wide=”yes” center=”yes” radius=”5″ text_shadow=”0px 0px 0px…