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NRI Resources and Website Links

On this page, you will find helpful websites and links for information and services related to NRI e.g. passport, visa, traveling in India, NRI citizenship, Indian government holiday calendar, income tax, pan card, telephone directories, STD and ISD codes, ePost, Indian post office, PIN codes, Real Estate e.g. for checking land records, etc. I'll keep this page updated with more useful links but it's worth bookmarking for any NRI or Indian traveling outside India.
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