[Goodknight]

I am an American citizen and I am wondering if it is possible to get residency in India. It sounds like if I was hired by a company in India I could get a work visa and then after a number of years of working in India I could get residency. However, this is not really what I am looking for because I have never held a professional job before and I am not currently looking for one though maybe in the future it could be a possibility. I would also be curious to know how a foreigner gets hired in India? Would I have to apply for a job in India from abroad or could I look for a job while I was in India on my tourist visa?

[Fr_Chuck]

Often, you are hired while still in your country and the work visa is all arranged prior to going to the country. If you go there on a tourist visa, you normally have to return home and get the work visa before returning to the country