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How To Make Power Of Attorney As NRI To Sell Property In India

Last updated on April 22nd, 2022

In the current pandemic situation where international travel is pretty much banned, if you have a property in India that you want to sell, creating a power of attorney is your only option. Notwithstanding the current situation, the Power of attorney is still a useful and powerful tool. It costs a lot less and needs very little work to create rather than travelling overseas to sell a property. In this article, I will recount my experience of creating a Power of Attorney from Australia for selling the house in India.

The need for a Power of Attorney?

In the pre-covid time, my wife and I planned to visit India and sell our flat in an affluent neighbourhood of Pune. Unfortunately, when the Covid started spreading its roots worldwide and especially in India, it soon smashed all those hopes. Pretty soon,

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My Journey To Australian Citizenship : Citizenship Test Preparation

Last updated on December 16th, 2020

In this article, I am going to tell you how I prepared for the Australian citizenship test. I will also share some tips, resources and useful apps which helped me score 100% in my test. Plus, I will tell you the official way to prepone the test. So keep reading till the end.

After submitting the Citizenship application, part of me was relieved. The other part, however, was worried – how long the wait is gonna be?

Just a year before, people who submitted their applications had to wait for more than a year to get the citizenship test invitation due to Citizenship law changes. Would I be facing the same fate? I wasn’t sure.

However, the feedback I received from friends who applied before me and got invitation was encouraging. Apparently, after the government backed down from its proposed citizenship changes in late 2017,

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8 Easy Tips To Overcome Anxiety When You Arrive In Australia

Last updated on September 25th, 2020

I clearly remember the day when I moved to Australia for the first time. I had a weird feeling, a feeling of anxiety and excitement at the same time.

I was excited about the new life, new opportunities, but most importantly that I finally made it here. I was excited that the planning stage was over, now it was time for execution.

On the other hand, the anxiety was creeping into my mind slowly. I was worried as hell, how am I gonna survive without my family for the initial few months.

The Big Bag Of Uncertainty

I had a very stable life in India. I owned two houses. I had a well-paying job which was closer to my home, a wide circle of relatives and friends and a relatively good work-life balance. My cute little daughter was just a year old.

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What Is The Best Way To Send Money From India To Australia?

Last updated on May 28th, 2020

“Money can not be created or destroyed. It can only be transferred from one account to the other.”
– Harsh, The Philosopher

Quite often, people move to a developed country for the dollar figure. Due to the exchange rate difference, it makes sense to earn good money overseas and send a portion of it to pay off debts or help parents/siblings back home.

However, sometimes the process goes the other way round i.e. you need to send money from India to overseas. For example, you might need funds to finance a new business or to buy a piece of land or to build a house.

Unfortunately, when you want to send money from India to abroad, the rules are not as straightforward as they are the other way around.

First, you have to deal with different types of bank accounts you may need to open as an NRI.

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NRO vs NRE vs FCNR – What You Need To Know?

Last updated on September 23rd, 2020

When I was living in India, life was really simple. When I got my first job, the first thing that I did was to open a savings account. Over the years, I didn’t do much different, just changed banks with each job.

That changed as soon as I landed in Australia. I was blissfully unaware of any such thing as NRO/NRE account until one day. I wanted to transfer some money from my Indian savings account to Australia.

My reasoning was simple. I used Transferwise or Instarem to transfer funds from Australia to India. Naturally, I assumed that I can transfer funds the other way around using similar services. Sadly, things are not that simple when you get the tag of NRI.

Hello, Mr. Non-Returning Indian (NRI)

In simple terms,

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How I Got The Australian Driving License In One Shot – Part III

Last updated on May 7th, 2019

After IELTS test, if I have seen people losing their sleep over one thing – it’s the Driving Test. Not only is it as scary as IELTS, many people have to attempt it multiple times to successfully pass. Failing in a first attempt is a common thing, especially if you haven’t practised enough or didn’t take driving lessons.

6 Reasons Why People Fail The Driving Test

There are many reasons why people make mistakes during the driving test and fail. Here are top 6 reasons which you should be careful about.

Stress

Number one thing for failure is stress. Of course, you can’t help it if someone is watching over your shoulder your every action and hesitation. Many people make simple mistakes such as crossing stop sign or turning into the wrong lane, just because they get too anxious.

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