Micky Fernandez
@Micky Fernandez
American expat in India
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About me
American
Lives in Kolkata
Registration: 01 September 2012
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Schools in Chennai ? by nealf
I am moving to Chennai to work at the airport. I have 3 children, 10, 8 and 5. Where can I send them to school ? I know the Indian schooling system is excellent. We are happy to send them to an Indian or British school and are happy to pay fees. ...
One of my favourite websites, bestindiaedu.com has this page which contains many Montessori, Catholic or other religious, and Don Bosco (schools with a very good reputation in India) in Chennai. A search through the Local tab yielded these results ... Read More
Looking for information by kimat
Hi i m moroccain living in india from last june i had 6 month visa(entry visa) i m with my husband british nationality and indian citizen i apply to extend my visa from last two month i m in mumbai still waiting for the answer every day from Morocco ...
Morocco Embassy??? If you want to extend your INDIAN visa then you go to the INDIANS who provide that; you go to the Chamber of Horrors (otherwise known as the FRRO or Foreigners Regional Registration Office). Read More
Register foreign marriage in India. by sweetum
Hello everyone! Anybody here who got married (civil marriage and traditional marriage) to a foreigner girl abroad and got their marriage registered in India? What were the procedures and how long did it take to register the marriage as per the ...
I am the opposite; I am a foreigner who married an Indian woman. Getting the marriage certificate itself was easy, but getting it accepted by the Chamber of Horrors (otherwise known as the FRRO or Foreigners Regional Registration Office ) for a PIO ... Read More
GOOD NEWS FOR PIO by rajrana1981
Hello All GOVT OF INDIA IS UPDATING VISA RULES INCLUDING PIO . Here are the details of PIO which might help expats DETAILS : Persons of Indian Origin Card (PIO Card) is a form of identification issued to a Person who holds a passport in another ...
I heard about this at about the same time that Modi was in New York. I then went to IndiaMike.com to find out the ramifications of this, and to find out whether or not it was recommended to me. I am a Caucasian American male living in Kolkata with ... Read More
Master in Tourism & Hospitality Man. in India by dbhaberal
Hello everyone, I would like to know if there is someone who has an idea about Tourism studies in India. I have been searching universities but found only a few which are offering master program in Tourism & Hospitality Management such as ...
One of my favourite websites is bestindiaedu. For you, the applicable webpages seem to be: - ... Read More
income Tax return by jai_Viru
Greetings, I need a info regard filling income tax return in India. I was born and bought up in India & I work in Afghanistan since 2009 .I don't have any assets in India.I have a saving account and my salary will be deposited in my brother ...
The question is not do you "need" to pay income tax; the question is do you "want" to pay income tax. If yes, then I would suggest that you get some psychiatric help. Read More
Salary & Cost of Living Advice for New Delhi - can you help? by AimilillyNZ
Hi everyone, I am a New Zealander who has been offered a posting in New Delhi for one year, with salary of 45,000 p.m. I should point out that the position is with a humanitarian NGO, and salary is certainly not my motivation in moving to India. ...
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Considering moving to dehli later this year ! by Dana1910
Hi, I'm a mum of 2 young children (2 &4) considering moving to dehli later this year as my husband has been offered a job there. We are looking for any advice people with young families can give about having young kids in dehli. Our main concerns ...
1) Home-schooling. In this way they can be engaged, learn and actually comprehend things. The Indian way of teaching is geared toward teaching robots--by rote learning. 2) Other countries are not India. Other countries do not have Delhi, the Rape ... Read More
How safe is India? by Helen Trinh
My female friend and I will attent a wedding in Kolkatta first week of June. Stay there for four days and then explore Nepal for four days How safe is Kolcatta? I read on the news quite often that is not a safe country (especially for girls). Whats ...
You read correctly. India has become the RCW (Rape Capital of the World) with Delhi as the Rape Capital of the Rape Capital of the World. Kolkata is not much better, especially with Her Royal Highness Mamata Banerjee saying that reports of rapes are ... Read More
Considering moving to dehli later this year ! by Dana1910
Hi, I'm a mum of 2 young children (2 &4) considering moving to dehli later this year as my husband has been offered a job there. We are looking for any advice people with young families can give about having young kids in dehli. Our main concerns ...
Keep you children indoors all of the time. There are many child rapists in India. Just read any edition of the Times of India or the Telegraph for verification of this. Read More
Moving to India by chuckles1978
Hello I am planning to move and settle in India with the intention of getting married to my Indian girlfriend, who is resident in Bangalore. The thought of moving to India on a permanent basis is overwhelming and I was hoping to be able to use this ...
A PIO (Person of Indian Origin) Card is probably the best and most appropriate travel document for you. It is good for 15 years and you qualify for it once you are married to an Indian citizen. I have heard that you need to be married for at least ... Read More
WHICH IS THE GOOD FOREIGN COUNTRY for an Indian to RELOCATE????!!!!!!! by Helenmartin
Hello Am a Indian female who is looking at options for relocating myself away from India. Which country would you recommend? It would eulogize if expats can share your opinions.
I have read that Nepal has an open border with India. If that is true then you can live in Nepal and come and go as you like. Read More
Liebster Award for Bloggers by Micky Fernandez
I would like to write about the Liebster Award. Of course, there is nothing that prevents me from doing so but I think that it is more appropriate if I were actually nominated for it. And I think that this is appropriate only if the person making ...
Blog awards have to be one of the most absurd inventions of man. Some day, hopefully after I am dead and buried, there will be a Pulitzer Prize awarded to a Twitter post.Perhaps to Mr Fernandez.I am not on Twitter so that honour will have to be ... Read More
Liebster Award for Bloggers by Micky Fernandez
I would like to write about the Liebster Award. Of course, there is nothing that prevents me from doing so but I think that it is more appropriate if I were actually nominated for it. And I think that this is appropriate only if the person making ...
Not yet, but thank you for reading my blog in the meantime (and, hopefully, even after I write about it). Read More
Liebster Award for Bloggers
I would like to write about the Liebster Award. Of course, there is nothing that prevents me from doing so but I think that it is more appropriate if I were actually nominated for it. And I think that this is appropriate only if the person making ... Read More