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Thanks Desi for detailed reply. I will reconfirm with Fidelity and update. Thanks again.

Thanks Desi for your time with this help. Please bear with me as I am not that financial savvy. The FI is Fidelity. They told me they wont hold any taxes since I am NRA and filing W8-BEN. Am I missing something ? And I didnt understand the "refund" part from you ? >>They will withold taxes from a ...

I have a very similar sutuation. I have 110k in 401k that i am planning to withdraw after submitting W8 BEN. I had h1b only and now an NRA. My question is if my FI doesnt hold any taxes and gives whole amount of 110 k to me How will the tax filing work. Will they send me 1099 later for income plus ...

Anybody here in the situation I seem to be in ? I have invested in 5 RE properties (all plots) in India, one still has pending mortgage of 25L. If I pack up and go today, I would end up using all cash savings to pay off that last mortgage in India. I'm trying to see if how common is this situation ...

Except 5 and 7, all are one-time teething problems. Once you are through those, its should be over.

I agree 2, bay area/NJ might be better than others - but nowhere close to what India has to offer.

I agree, we should just do it. I mentioned coz I met many of those for whom its too late.

I met this guy in his sixties on my last flight to India. He's been in US for 25+ yrs, kids grown up here who dont want to goto India but he still misses the place even after so long, and travels frequently (for lack of other optinons). I'm in early 30s and told him about r2i plan and he encouraged ...

Thats very helpful. Thanks a lot. Now the only main point is the cost :) they are selling it for 22k..while decent GPS are available in US for $150. Wish there was a method to just buy the maps from India and load them up in US based GPS navigator :)

Thats good to hear..so how as coverage beyond delhi..ie. around rajasthan..it was of some use or not there ? Since this is not well understood topic, it will really help if you can post a little more detailed review. Thanks