PIO Visa

Hi Chimpee
Well as far as i know it won't be a challenge probably yes for the first time but after that i don't think so. And according to me PIO should be sufficient also normally you get a validity of 10 years and fees is i think $1000 for US citizens.
Working visa also at the same time you should not have any challenge in that. Once you come here through links and all everything can be done.
Do let me know if you need any more help.

Cheers
Tushar

Thanks Tushar.  Do you happen to know about taxation?  If I were to hold a PIO and earn in dollars would I have to pay both US AND Indian taxes, or just US?

Earn in dollars you mean earning from abroad (us)?

Correct.  If I live in India and earn US Dollars

Once you come here you should get a Pio pan card after that if you are earning in dollars(earning from abroad). You only need to pay tax to us. because you are suppose to pay taxes to indian govt for the money which you earn inside the indian territory only.

Tushar

yea in that case taxes has to be paid only to us govt.

Hi,

You don't have to worry abt police registering coz in cities like Bangalore everything in police HQ is computerized now and it takes few minutes to do the job. i know this as my mom is a British national living in Chandigarh on indian visa from last 20 years and she also have to register every 5 years but it takes only few minutes as all police departments have created a special units to take care of foreign nationals  and work permit holders.

So need not to worry .

Cheers
Rishi

Thanks for the info!!  I've been so worried because my family is from Mumbai, and my mother makes it seem like everything in India takes forever and you have to bribe everybody for everything!

seema

Not really depends place to place and work to work.

Cheers
Tushar