No French, No civic test: France’s exam‑free Visiteur visa Indian HNIs are quietly using as a first step to EU residencyFrance's 2026 immigration reforms, including civic exams and language tests, have caused concern for many. However, the financially indepen...
29 Apr, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Dholera chips in to make expats feel at homeDholera, India’s first semiconductor hub, is developing a "Global Tent City" for expats, featuring international food streets, cultural sho...
29 Mar, 2025, 11.54 AM IST
NRI ditches Bengaluru's hustle for Kochi's peace and safety as he moves to IndiaAlthough Bengaluru is often hailed as India's ‘Silicon Valley,’ this NRI has his sights set solely on the tranquil city of Kochi. An Indian...
23 Aug, 2024, 04.48 PM IST
How a Mumbai neighbourhood went from being a home of millhands to a melting pot of expatsBut central Mumbai's Worli-Lower Parel corridor, once home to millhands at the now-mothballed factories of mid-19th century vintage, has la...
24 Jun, 2023, 10.18 AM IST
Indians find it hard to settle in after moving abroad, says HSBC surveyInternational citizens relocating to India settled into the country relatively quickly, with 80% feeling at home in less than a year, accor...
08 May, 2023, 03.04 PM IST
India closely monitoring developments relating to expat quota bill in KuwaitSpokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said the issue figured during recent telephonic conversation between for...
09 Jul, 2020, 10.08 PM IST
New expat bill may force 8 lakh Indians to leave KuwaitKuwait's Prime Minsiter proposed reduction in the number of expats from 70% to 30% of the total population.
08 Jul, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
54% expats confident about building their personal wealth in India: SurveyExpats here are optimistic and confident about their financial future and their present is shaping up nicely as well, the expat explorer su...
14 Oct, 2018, 03.56 PM IST
Without UID, expatriates unable to file tax returnsNRIs are unable to upload their ITRs when they mention their country of residence & several representations on the issue have been made to ...
28 Jul, 2017, 06.40 AM IST
Expats stressed as Aadhaar becomes mandatory for tax returnsExpats have rushed to their tax consultants — big four in most cases — for a way around this as they fear their privacy will be compromised...
05 Apr, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
Why India remains a difficult terrain for 7,000 Chinese expatriates living in the countryMost Chinese expats live in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and often avoid public transport. Many return to China after two to three years.
31 Aug, 2015, 01.08 PM IST
Expat community booming in BengaluruThe expat community in Bengaluru might be smaller than those in Mumbai and Delhi, but that has only made it more closely-knit.
16 Jun, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
New black money law: Expats exempted from sharing asset detailsThe revamped income tax return forms will not ask for details of foreign trips, although Indian taxpayers will have to disclose all operati...
01 Jun, 2015, 03.35 AM IST
Expats in Bengaluru include lesser mortals like Asians tooThese individuals walk around in kurtis or kurtas; the men grow their hair out, and the women don scarves around their hair.
25 Mar, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
NRIs in UAE hail Supreme Court's directive on e-votingLeaders of the Indian expatriate community in the UAE have welcomed Indian Supreme Court's directive to the government to enable NRIs to ca...
13 Jan, 2015, 09.17 PM IST
India must simplify rules for expat investors: Lord PaulPaul, the founder-Chairman of the Caparo Group, recalled that he was one of the first persons to substantially invest in India.
17 Oct, 2014, 07.30 PM IST
- Expats come on a discovery of India
Call it reverse brain drain. The growing Indian economy is fast attracting more foreigners to work here.
13 Jun, 2006, 12.00 AM IST