There are three things that help you move to India well.
India Essentials is the third, and the most practical.
The country guide
Tells you about India, the place, the culture, the big picture of living here.
Your city guide
Tells you about where you’ll actually live, neighbourhoods, schools, getting around.
India Essentials
This pack, the practical “how do I actually do this?” for every task of your move, in the order you’ll need it.
Everything you need, in the order you’ll need it.
Filter by the stage you’re at, or browse the whole arc of your move. Every guide is self-contained, open it on screen, or take the PDF with you.
Quick Reference Card
Emergency numbers, the landing sequence, the deadlines, one keeper for your phone.
Your First Week in India
The spine: what to do, in what order, from −72 hours to your first 90 days.
Your Pre-Arrival Countdown
T-30 to landing day: every pre-flight task on one calm clock, keyed to the 72-hour e-Arrival window.
Your Document Kit
The papers & photos every task needs, and which document each one asks for.
Your Airport Transfer
How your transfer works and exactly how to find your driver on arrival.
Staying Connected
Get online the moment you land, and set up a local Indian number.
Registering Your Stay
FRRO registration and its real deadline, simply explained. We file it for you.
Renting Your Home
Your lease, registration, the deposit, rent-tax and your tenant duties.
For Your Landlord
Share it with your landlord: Form C, the KYC papers, TDS and the lease, in English and Hindi.
Hiring Household Help
Cook, maid, driver: find, verify, agree fair terms, and be the employer people want to work for.
Your Emergency Card
112, 108, your cashless hospital and insurer on one wallet card. Fill in, print, lock screen.
Schools & Admissions
Curricula, waitlists, fees and the school search that decides your neighbourhood.
For Your Partner & Family
The move is yours too: career options told honestly, the first 90 days, community, kids, and visiting parents.
Driving & Your Licence
Drive on your licence, get an Indian one step-by-step, or hire a driver.
Festivals & Seasons
Festival windows, closure planning, monsoon survival, and a calm winter air plan.
Owner KYC Checklist
The owner-side twin of the lease checklist: ownership, identity, authority, bank and building papers, with a safe handoff path.
Assignee Scenario Cards
Five calm response cards for the moments that can make an India assignment feel stuck.
My Move to India
A gentle co-reading guide for children and grown-ups moving to India, with six small chapters for the journey.
Your Settling-in Checklist
Choose your passport or visa class, mark the next handoff, and keep the preparation notes in this browser only.
The complete detail, when you need it.
Each guide above gives you the essentials; these deep dives give you every form, fee, document, timeline and pitfall, for the moments you want the full picture. Send the brief, or send the deep dive.
PAN & Bank Account
Form 95, the two-tier fee, KYC and the timeline, and the mistakes that cause rejections.
FRRO Registration
What triggers it, the real deadline, the documents, and the now-criminal penalties.
Form C · Host Filing Duty
Your host's 24-hour duty to report your stay, and exactly what you must confirm.
Aadhaar for Foreign Nationals
Optional for you, who's eligible, the documents, and the realistic timeline.
Your Lease · Process & Timelines
From search to a signed, safe agreement, the checks before you pay a rupee.
Lease Registration & Stamp Duty
When a lease must be registered, stamp duty, and the Sub-Registrar steps.
Tenant Duties & Responsibilities
Move in, live well, and move out with your deposit intact.
Rent & the TDS Rule
When you, the tenant, must deduct tax on rent, explained plainly.
Leaving India Well · Repatriation
A calm 60-30-14-7-day countdown to a clean, compliant exit.
You’re never doing this alone.
We handle the hard deadlines
FRRO registration, your PAN, the paperwork with clocks on it, prepared and filed for you, on time.
One consultant, beside you
A single point of contact who knows your visa, your city and your family’s situation.
The exact next step, always
Every guide cross-links, so you always know what to do now and what comes next.
Settled, not just relocated
From the airport to your first school run, we stay with you until India feels like home.
Take the whole pack with you.
The downloadable pack currently contains fourteen guides in one beautifully designed PDF, to read on the plane, share with your family, or keep on your phone for your first weeks. The newest guides are web-first and join the pack at its next rebuild.