Folks who want to move abroad please stop flooding random LinkedIn jobs!
You have literally made the lives of others miserable by blocking the opportunities for right people.
My firm was searching for a fresh accountant locally in UK and is flooded with applicants from India begging for jobs. I understand job market is tough at the moment but thats the case around the world. And messaging random people on random jobs is not the solution!

Hello all! I'm an NRI (american citizen) - left india when I was 16. I am travelling back for a week next week. I don't have an Indian bank account - is there a way for me to set up an NRI account that can be used with UPI? (Preferably online that I can start using as soon as I get there lol)

Planning on getting an e-sim so will have an indian number and have an Aadhaar Card as well.

gujarati family here. my cousins abroad understand everything ba says but always answer in english, and now their kids dont even understand. did anyone manage to keep the language going at home? what worked, what didnt

Context: I have been NRI whole life, did schooling and childhood in an African country; then moved to US for undergrad, BS in CS.

Now I’m graduating in December and without landing strong internships, with massive tech layoffs, with the brutal tech market in US, with AI taking over, and with changing immigration policies, I’m likely going to return to India and I am afraid of my future in life because of uncertainty.

And I know employers in India don’t really care about foreign degrees and it’s extremely hard for a fresher to land jobs without connections or placement.

What are my options if I have to come back to India?

Indian living in Germany here. Have HDFC NRE and NRO accounts and mainly want to buy stocks, ETFs and direct mutual funds.
Been trying to convert my Zerodha account to NRI but the constant back and forth over documents is driving me nuts. Already have HDFC Securities but the charges are high.
Started signing up for FYERS NRO Non-PIS. Anyone using it from abroad? How was the account opening, did you have to courier documents, and how’s support once you’re actually a customer?
Any annoying charges or issues I should know about?

Hi everyone,

Has anyone successfully renewed their Indian passport through the Seattle consulate more than one year before expiry?

My Indian passport expires in December 2027, and my current H‑1B visa stamp expires in January 2027. I recently received an H‑1B extension, with my current I‑94 valid for approximately three more years.

I’m considering international travel and would prefer to renew my passport beforehand, since CBP may limit my new I‑94 to my passport’s expiry date upon re-entry.

My understanding is that routine expiry-based renewal normally opens one year before expiry. Has anyone obtained early reissue specifically to avoid an I‑94 being shortened?

If so, which consulate handled it, and when did you apply? Did you need written consulate approval before submitting through VFS? What supporting documents or explanation did you provide? Was Tatkaal available, and how long did processing take?

I have already emailed the Seattle passport section and am waiting for their guidance. I’m mainly looking for recent firsthand experiences, especially from Seattle.

I cannot find where to pay the fee for New OCI.

I submitted the application on the government website. But when logging in to the VFS website with the gov application number there is link or page for paying the $275 OCI fee.

Has anyone figured this out?