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We know that healthcare in the U.S is expensive and elderly people are more susceptible to illnesses. Bills can quickly add up if you run into a medical emergency. Depending on the treatment, visiting an urgent care or the emergency room can cost anywhere between $150 to $1,000,000. Ambulance or helicopter services is beyond the afforadable limits of middle-class people like me if I have to pay for it out of pocket.  You must realize that even if you are healthy at this moment, you can still encounter unexpected emergencies like sudden illness, accidents, hurting yourself or falling down, etc.   This is where having a travel insurance policy can help in avoiding a bankruptcy.  You can either buy the travel insurance from an Indian company in India or a US company. The pros and cons for both these options are listed below: # Indian Insurance Company US Insurance Company 1 It is way cheaper to buy insurance from an Indian company in India a...

This post is for the Indian citizens (Indian passport holders) living in US and would like to renew their passport from the US. My husband has applied for his passport renewal from the US because he was not confident that his passport will get renewed within the two weeks of vacation time in India. Moreover, he did not want to go through the hassle of running to a PSK center for a personal interview/biometrics or a local police station for police verification. I mean that you are literally stuck at home waiting for the police to come for verification. Another problem was that his passport was expiring in April 2020. He wants to travel to India on December 2019 and the US will not permit to enter unless the passport is set to expire at least six months after the final day of travel. Given his situation, it was best to apply for his passport renewal in the US.  Last time he had renewed his passport directly through the US Embassy in New York and had a terrible experience. ...

My application for the Global Entry Program (GEP) was conditionally approved in 5 months. Therefore, in this post, I am going to answer the following questions and many more so you have everything under one roof: Is it worth applying for the Global Entry Program? Can I complete all verification procedures for the GEP while staying in the US? What is the procedure for background verification or police verification for GEP in India and how much time would it take? For how long do I have to stay in India to complete the GEP process? What are the different documents that are required at each step in the Global Entry process? How to approach the Global Entry interview at the PSK, police station and CBP? What is the  Global Entry Program  (GEP)? Global Entry is an initiative by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that allows travelers expedited entry into the United States. GEP members proceed to Global Entry kiosks, present their machine-readable pas...