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- Determine residential status for the year of departure.
- Inform banks, brokers and mutual funds of your NRI status; convert resident accounts to NRO/NRE.
- Keep PAN active and link Aadhaar; you may still need to file ITR in India.
- Review investments: PPF (no fresh deposits), EPF, mutual funds, insurance, shares.
- Plan property: rental income, sale and repatriation.
- Check destination-country tax: residency rules, foreign asset reporting (for example FBAR in the USA) and tax treaties.
- Keep records: travel dates, passports, visa and employment letters.
Related: residential status explained and migration tax guidance.
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