Expat advisory · Worldwide
Expat life spans two countries. Your advice should too.
For foreigners living or working outside their home country. We handle the India side ourselves as a Chartered Accountant, and personally introduce you to an independent specialist for everywhere else.
How it works
One point of contact, a network of specialists
Most expats end up with a separate adviser in every country, none of whom talk to each other. Kompass sits in the middle. We handle India ourselves as Chartered Accountants. For your home or host country, we bring in an independent professional from our network, such as a CPA or tax preparer, chartered accountant, tax adviser, investment adviser or property consultant, licensed where you live.
- Every introduction handled personally. No algorithms.
- You decide whether to go ahead. No pressure.
- Any referral arrangement is disclosed before you are introduced.
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Tell us your situation
Where you live, where your home country is, and what you would like help with. Plain words are fine.
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We map both sides
We work out what India, your host country and your home country each expect, so nothing is missed or filed twice.
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Meet the right specialist
For India, that is us. For your home or host country, we personally introduce you to an independent professional from our network, licensed where you live: a CPA or tax preparer, chartered accountant, tax adviser, investment adviser or property consultant.
Find an expert
What do you need help with?
Pick the area closest to your question. If it spans several, start anywhere and we will join them up.
Home-country tax returns
Annual filings, foreign account reports, and catching up if you have fallen behind. Through an independent CPA, tax preparer or chartered accountant licensed in your home country.
Tax and money in India
Residential status, Indian returns, bank accounts and moving money out of India. We do this ourselves as Chartered Accountants.
Buying, selling or renting out
Property in India or your host country, and the tax that follows, with introductions to local property consultants. We confirm what your nationality allows before you commit.
Setting up a company abroad
Company or free-zone set-up in India, the UAE and other jurisdictions, and how that income is treated back home.
Visas and residency
Options for you and your family. Australian visa matters are handled directly by Sumit Kumar, Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1803385.
Pensions and investments
Moving or drawing pensions across borders, and investing while you live abroad. Introductions to licensed advisers only.
Where we work
Specialist help where expats live
We start with five countries and take enquiries from anywhere. If we do not yet have the right person for you, we will say so.
Living or working in India
Foreign nationals on assignment, founders and retirees living in India still answer to two tax systems. We handle the Indian side ourselves.
India side: Kompass. Home-country return: an independent partner we introduce you to.
Questions we are often asked
- When does my worldwide income become taxable in India?
- PAN, salary structuring and my social security position
- Treaty relief and foreign tax credit for home-country income
- Disclosing foreign assets once I am a resident taxpayer
- FRRO registration and visa formalities
- What to plan for at the end of an assignment
Who you will speak to
Advice from someone who has lived on both sides
Sumit Kumar migrated from India to Melbourne as a skilled migrant in 2005 and became an Australian citizen in 2010. Having rebuilt a career and a life in a new country himself, he understands first-hand what people go through when they live far from home: not just the paperwork and the waiting, but the pressure of starting over. Kompass Global Advisory is built on 25+ years of experience across immigration, overseas education, business, finance and international tax. By bringing these areas together, we help clients see the bigger picture and make better-informed international decisions.
- Chartered Accountant and Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1803385
- 25+ years across immigration, overseas education, business, finance and international tax
- Works with individuals, families and businesses planning to move, study, invest or expand across borders
Enquiry
Send us your situation
Where you live, where home is, and what you would like help with. That is enough to start. You leave the first conversation knowing what applies where, and who should handle each part.
Prefer a set time? Book a consultation · Mon–Sat, 10am–7pm IST
By sending this, you agree that Kompass may share these details with an independent partner you are introduced to. Nothing is shared with a partner before you say yes.
FAQs
Expat questions
Let's map your global pathway
A first consultation covers eligibility, realistic timelines, total cost and the tax consequences of the move. You leave with a written plan, not a brochure.