To send money from India to the US, you'll need to explore your alternatives instead. In this guide, we delve into three of them: Xoom (the popular but pricey PayPal-linked international money transfer service), the top digital transfer platforms (e.g. Instarem, Wise, and others), and a SWIFT transfer from a local bank in India.

Hi Brij,
^{Between 2004 and 2010, Western Union was accused of allowing fraudulent transactions and received more than 550,000 complaints about fraud. Since then, it has paid over $586 million in fines to settle this issue. Being extra cautious by only sending or receiving money from people you know is a necessary extra step for your safety.}

Form 15CA is an undertaking by the NRI to remit Funds and this form is submitted online and acknowledgment should be signed and submitted along with form 15CB in bank. Form 15CB is a CA certificate

^{They're fully licensed and regulated in countries they function to keep clients safe. When sending international transfers, you'll note each service has effective in-place measures, from ID/account verification to ensuring funds are received by the recipient with ID proof and transfer details.}

RBI is yet to instruct banks that such forms are needed on only where the tax law requires furnishing of such forms, and that the forms are not required when the payer is transferring funds to himself. This will ensure that unnecessary procedures do not bog down those who wish to remit their funds out of India.

When you send money to India from an online remittance agency, you will not be required to pay taxes on that amount if you are an NRI. However, if you are not an NRI then you will have to pay taxes on the global income. In this case you can always ask for a claim against the tax you have paid overseas.
For bank accounts, like those for a business, you will receive 2 small deposits between Rs1.01-1.50 in your bank account. This may take 4-5 business days to take place. Once the amounts have been deposited, you must enter in the exact amounts to verify your account in PayPal.
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