For non-resident Hyderabadis to connect and catch up.
We were flying to a family holiday with a stop in Colombo. I'd been through that airport 2 years ago. Last time it was quick. Fill a form,…
The tax calculation itself is fine now. I use the same software every year and it takes an evening. What stresses me out is the FATCA form…
I put off my OCI renewal for years. The old sticker card sat inside the same passport for 15 years. This year I finally sat down and did…
A lady from our building added me to a WhatsApp group of Deccani families here in Chicago. Pure luck. I'd gone on about biryani at a…
6 months ago I opened a small electronics repair shop near Mehdipatnam. I'd worked 12 years in Muscat. Started in repairs there, then moved…
A colleague kept telling me about a newer money transfer app. He said the fees were close to nothing. Last month I tried it for a transfer…
I've been sending money home from Riyadh since 2017 and I've made most of the mistakes. For the first two years I used the exchange shop…
My kids understand almost everything we say at home. But when they answer, it comes out in English. Sometimes they use a Telugu word with…
For my whole first year here I used buses, trains and the odd Uber to save money while I worked out my monthly costs. In the city centre it…
I was in Jeddah from 2018 to 2022. Back then I got 3 interviews in my first month and an offer in week 6. I came back to Hyderabad for…