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Quality of life – local flavor and customs

Health
http://www.healthlibrary.com/  (com)
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/home/Countries/ane/india.html (gov)
http://www.ldb.org/vl/geo/asia/3ind.htm (org)
Social Security coverage
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2002/asia/india.html (gov)
Education standards
http://www.vidyaonline.net/publiczone/documents.asp (org)
http://www.education.nic.in/htmlweb/main.htm (gov)
Ex-pats opinions on quality of life
http://www.expatexchange.net/expat/index.cfm?frmid=227&forumid=0&dbname=ee&shared=N (com)
General Facts
http://www.saarcnet.org/newsaarcnet/countryprofile/India/india.htm (org)
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html#Intro (gov)
http://www.peoplegoingglobal.com/Asia/India.htm (com)


Immigration issues

Legal Residency
http://www.ayekarplanner.com/res_status.htm (com)
http://iic.nic.in/iic5_b05.htm (gov)
http://www.helplinelaw.com/bareact/index.php?dsp=citizenship (com)
Visas and Immigration Requirements
http://passport.nic.in/ (gov)
http://www.imahal.com/education/india/visa/list.htm (com)
http://thokalath.com/tourism/visa.php (com)
http://www.indianconsulate-sf.org/news/frro_info.html (org)
Exchange Control
http://www.saarcnet.org/newsaarcnet/countryprofile/India/india14.htm (org)
http://www.rbi.org.in/index.dll/22?sectionhomepage (gov)
http://www.namasthenri.com/excontrol/chapt7.htm (com)
http://www.escindia.org/fema.pdf (org)


Cash management
Bank accounts
http://www.dicgc.org.in/html/faq.htm (gov)
http://www.namasthenri.com/excontrol/chapt14.htm (com)
Currency conversion
http://www.namasthenri.com/excontrol/chapt7.htm (com)
http://www.rbi.org.in/personalised/personalisation.asp?filename=currency.html&secid=other (gov)
http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html (com)
Education costs
http://www.imahal.com/education/india/aid/list.htm (com)
http://www.education.nic.in/htmlweb/scho.htm (gov)
Cost of living analysis
http://mospi.nic.in/cso.htm (gov)
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/servlet/ActionServlet?pid=500&homefair&to=ActionServlet?pid=244&cid=homefair&pagename=199&internal=T (com)
http://www.imercer.com/International/home/Cost_of_living_rankings.asp (com)
Housing issues
http://www.hudco.org/indexie.htm (gov)
http://hindustan.net/Industries_Construction/Housing_Realestate/ (com)

Tax Planning
Determining liability for income and gains taxes
http://www1.iinvestor.com/scripts/Calculators/_ITaxDetails.asp (com)
http://finance.indiamart.com/taxation/capitalgains.html (com)
http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/ (gov)
http://www.ayekarplanner.com/reckoner.htm (com)
Customs tax and Duty Free Information
http://iic.nic.in/iic3_k.htm (gov)
Tax return
http://www1.iinvestor.com/scripts/TAX002C1.asp?type=sal5 (com)
Foreign Tax Credit arrangements
http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/international.asp (gov)
Local taxation of non-local pensions and investments
http://www.indiainfoline.com/lega/inta/ch02.html (com)

Investment Planning

Asset Allocation Viewed Globally
http://www.crisil.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=Crisil/Crisil_HomePage (com)
http://www.indiainfoline.com/ (com)
http://www.mutualfundsindia.com/ (com)
http://www.myiris.com/ (com)
http://www.valuenotes.com/ (com)


Risk management
Liability Insurance
http://www.timesofmoney.com/insurance/jsp/insurance_basics.jsp (com)
http://in.insurance.yahoo.com/nonlifepolicies/directors.html (com)
http://www.timesofmoney.com/insurance/jsp/ins_proidemnity.jsp (com)
http://www.timesofmoney.com/insurance/jsp/insurance_basics.jsp (com)
Health Insurance
http://www.insurancemust.com/cgi-bin/display.pl?filename=basics_medi&uid=4652585.18 (com)
http://www.hsbc.co.in/in/personal/insure/hospins.htm (com)
Property Insurance
http://www.insurancemust.com/cgi-bin/display.pl?filename=basics_compact&uid=4652585.18 (com)
http://www.insurancemust.com/cgi-bin/display.pl?filename=basics_house&uid=4652585.18 (com)
List and Contacts of Insurers
http://www.irdaindia.org/ (org)

Retirement Planning

Local pension Design and Tax Structure on Encashment
http://www.indialabourstat.com/indian/labour_and_workforce/Provident_Fund.asp?secid=232&ptid=20 (gov)
http://www.globalaging.org/pension/world/india.htm (org)
http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fjul2001/f020720011.html (gov)
Social Security Agreements between Countries
http://www.ssa.gov/international/your_ss.html (gov)


Estate Planning and Succession Taxes

Gift Tax
http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/GIFT%20TAX%20ACT.asp (gov)
Taxation of Trusts and Estates
http://www.asiatradehub.com/india/tr19.asp (gov)


Local Regulation

http://www.amfiindia.com/ (com)
http://www.rbi.org.in/ (gov)
http://www.sebi.gov.in/ (gov)
http://dca.nic.in/ (gov)
http://finmin.nic.in/index.html (gov)
http://www.irdaonline.org (org)


Referrals to Local Planners

http://www.fpsbindia.org/ (org)