A steady hand for life between two countries.
Customs, taxes, money transfers, visas, housing, healthcare, and where to buy your atta — researched by NRIs who've been through it, written plainly, never sold to a sponsor.
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Six hubs, not sixteen scrolls.
The old homepage stacked 16 sections vertically. Now each is a hub — high-liability topics keep their disclaimers.
Arrive & Travel
Money & Tax
- NRE / NRO / FCNR accounts
- Send money to India (affiliate link)
- Cross-border tax — Meridian
- FBAR for NRIs
Visa & Immigration
- H-1B → Green Card timeline
- OCI card renewal
- OCI for a US-born child
- Bringing parents to the US
- Visa decoder
- Document vault
Settle In
Cities & Community
Guides people actually act on
Vetted tools we'd actually use
Independently chosen. Some are affiliate links marked (affiliate link) — they may earn us a fee but never influence which services we list or how we rank them.
Wise (affiliate link)
Low-fee INR transfers at the real mid-market rate.
Remitly (affiliate link)
Fast transfers to India with promo rates for first sends.
Niyo Global (affiliate link)
Zero-forex-markup spending card for NRIs and travellers.
HDFC Bank NRI (affiliate link)
NRE / NRO accounts and remittances from India's largest private bank.
ICICI Bank NRI (affiliate link)
NRE / NRO accounts, deposits and NRI services.
Sprintax (affiliate link)
US non-resident tax filing (1040-NR) for students and workers.
TurboTax Canada (affiliate link)
File Canadian returns, including newcomer situations.
Cigna Global (affiliate link)
International health cover for expats and visiting family.
Boundless (affiliate link)
Guided US green-card and marriage-visa applications.
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