@Chris ***************

quoting biased books is not reality. I've lived in India and the US most of my life.. You quoting books is laughable since I'm living the experience instead of quoting things i don't know about. Give it a rest.. Your colonial mentality is showing... calling India a poor country. I suggest you Stop commenting on things you know nothing about.

@Chris ***************

If you go to many cities in the USA.. The homelessness and poverty is unimaginable in a so called wealthy country.. It's the same in India.. There's a huge population of well off middle class and wealthy people. The poor in India have a large social welfare structure in many States unlike in the USA where it's minimal and no one can afford an apartment. Quoting some website is not the reality on the ground.

@Steve ******

None of the tourists visiting are poor... Thailand is also heavily promoting visiting their country in India.

@Casey *******

Migrant community

@Ian ****

this is very important to know otherwise for a retirement visa local transfer will not count towards the 800k baht... It happened to me

@Keith ********

it's clearly not grey since you're trying not to get caught and kicked out. You're violating the spirit of the rules by clearly abusing them. You're clearly not intending to be a tourist but rather a migrant... So if you intend to live there then you need a proper visa.

You really need to apply for a longer term visa. Too many people are using these loopholes and they will start tightening the rules. You're going against the spirit of these rules.

@Terary *********

it happens a lot more than you know

Wise is the worst..they will suddenly block your account and ask you to send all kinds of documentation and take days to respond..not reliable when you're in a time crunch. It's best to have another method as well.

@Bob ******

It's not about the cost.. It's whether it's worth anything except a false sense of security. For frequent travelers it adds up if it's mandatory.