Moving with family to Hyderabad

berlin05

Hello,

I hope that someone can provide me with information about Hyderabad.
I (32) am moving with my wife and two kids (2 years - 4 month)to Hyderabad . I just got the job offer and am flying there in 2 weeks to check out the city...

Before flying there I thought you can help me with some infos:

- Where is the best place to rent a house ? Ideally with garden ? Hope that wouldn't be too expensive ( lower than 1000 Dollar). Which areas should I visit ?

- How is the health care system there ? What about children doctors end everything ?

- What about kindergardens ? Are there any ?

- What else should I check out ?

- I heared that it is impossible to get a bank account as an expat. Is that so ?



Thanx in advance from Berlin
hassan

edwardseco

Apollo Hospital recommended.Had excellent pediatricions in Hyderabad through my sister in law.
With an address and a reference and some patience you can get an account.
See if you can find Wow Hyderabad online. A recent issue has my favorite neice in it and her place. Real estate has shot sky high in Hyderabad-Secunderabad. Best area depends on where you need to be as its a big urban environment and growing. Banjara Hills and the nearby environs aren't to sniff at..

adunut

Hello Hassan,

Welcome to Hyderabad. We had recently moved back to Hyderabad after a 12 year stay in Canlifornia and are loving every moment of it. I am originally from Hyderbad so your mileage may vary

If you are working in one of the IT outfits your work place will most likely be located in HiTech City/Madhapur/Banjara Hills/Begumpet areas. One option is to stay in a gated commnity. Lot of expats hang out in these communities.

• Hillridge Villas
• Whisper Valley
• Aparna Senor Valley
• Vasanta Valley
• Bhavya Alluris

I would highly recommend Pacific Medical Group at Jubliee Hills, Dr Krishna Swaroop is always available on the mobile and does not
overprescribe medication.

Tonnes of them. The expats are filling up Hyderbad

• EuroKids www.eurokidsindia.com
• Podar HappyKids
• One recently opened in Hillridge

You can open NRE/NRO Accounts with multiple banks, ICICI, CitiBank, HDFC

You should probably start looking for a Driver/House maids. This took us some amount of time to get good relaible folks.

Amyth

Hi Hassan,

House
First find out the area where your office is located. Depending on that you can search for a house in that vicinity. If you are going to be around Hi-tech City, Banjara / Jubilee hills area there are a number of well maintained and safe gated communities like adunut mentioned. But otherwise, the apartments are also not bad at all. I have an expat friend staying in a sprawling apartment in Somajiguda area with a common swimming pool, gym etc etc. And all well within your budget.

Hospitals
Health care system is mighty advanced in the private hospitals. The RAINBOW hospital for kids at Jubilee hills is open 24X7. Once you start interacting with the pediatricians for the vaccinations etc. probably you can zero down to one for regular checkups.

Kindergartens
There are plenty, apart from what adunut mentioned-
The Future Kids
Roots
Oakridge
Orchids
Sreenidhi
Of these I’d recommend Future kids and Oakridge. Oakridge has an excellent transport facility also and the campus is very neat.

Bank Account
Opening an NRE account with Citibank would not be problem at all. In fact if your investments are high they even assign a dedicated account manager to help you maintain your finances.

Others:
Check out for water-supply before occupying a house.
Consider the distance between the House-School-Office before deciding on the former two, as the traffic, sometimes can really take a toll on you.
Go through the known sources while hiring a maid and a driver.
Don’t bother to pack extra Diapers, Gerber Food, Skimmed milk...etc; everything is available in QMart, Banjara Hills.

Well this is all I can think of as of now... Welcome to Hyderabad-The City of pearls!! Once you settle down we can probably start giving you dope on recreational stuff

berlin05

Thanx you very much guys !!! You are great...

I will work in Infocity, Madhapur. And you are right. the distances between work, home, hospital and kindergarten shouldn't be to big.

* Out of the places you mentioned.. which ones are near to Infocity ? And how much would houses cost approx. ?

*I just contacted Citibank and will open a account here in Berlin. Moneytransfer is free of charge... *very nice..

Thanx again people !! I am really exited to come to India !

Cheers
Hasan

edwardseco

Sounds great. For a big city its a great town especially compared to Delhi or Mumbai. Check out the monthly Channel Six for details of what is going on..

Nattusbs

Hi Berlin05

You have got some excellent suggestions from the learned folks on IM. Here a re a few links that may also be interesting:

http://www.fullhyderabad.com/home.html - general info

http://www.99acres.com/ - useful for finding rental property

http://incometaxindia.gov.in/ - useful eg, if you are going to be paid in India and need to file Indian Income tax (e-file!)

http://www.dc-epaper.com/deccanchronicle/Default.aspx - largest English language local newspaper

Cheers

Nattusbs

PS: I am moving back to Hyderabad in a couple of months, so maybe we shall meet Gudentakht !

capt_mahajan

Agree with nattusbs; some good advice

Just a couple of general links/yellow pages on Hyderabad

http://www.channel6magazine.com/index.asp
http://www.checkouthyderabad.com/yel...home.php?dmid=
www.reachouthyderabad.com

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karthik_mitta

Thought I will respond to the question on Infociti viccinity...

However.. berlin must have come, seen and conquered by now

Hope you found a nice place and are all set up!

Welcome to India!

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berlin05

helllo people,

thanx for all your advice and help. I was busy moving here, and now I am here The family in following in 2 weeks. So I have 2 weeks to check out bars and clubs...hihi.. Are here any ? Would be great to meet some of you folks...
see u around !
hasan from hyderabad

ranjan154

Hi Hasan, welcome to India and Hyderabad. Enjoy your stay here. Well wishes for you and your family from all Imikers.

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DesiKid

Pls keep us updated on whats going on...

desichap

Hi Friends,
I read few threads on this site and I felt like I will get more accurate answer to my questiosn here so please help me.
I am planning to re-locating to Hyderabad soon (I am currently in USA) and will appreciate your input on figuring out the cost of living in hyderabad.
I have a wife and 2 kids in family(1 is just 3 months old and other one is 5 yr.)
To me, I think the biggest expenses would be rent and kid's school.
How much can I expect to pay for rent for 2-3 BHK apartment in good area like jubilee hills/banjara hills ?
What are other good area near Hi-Tec city?
Also, what schools in Hyderabad are good ones? Normally, how much do they charge per month? Are they private schools or public schools run by central education board ?

Thanks