Originally Posted by
Bandicoot
Wow - that must have been quite something, to see the app change like that. Do you have an Indian mobile number registered to your Google account by any chance? I don't see how it could switch to the Indian version since the Indian version is so closely tied to having an Indian mobile number.
FWIW, I did not notice any changes to my Google Pay app (US-based). The interface looked exactly as it always does and it behaved as expected with my US-based credit cards. One caveat - my app just recently (in the last couple of weeks) switched to the new interface that combines the old Google Pay and Google Wallet apps in a new presentation - Google has been rolling this out to everyone recently. It's possible also that your Google Pay app behaved differently if it hasn't yet been "upgraded" in this way?
No Indian phone number in my google profile. Will observe my phone in two weeks and report back.
Originally Posted by
Bandicoot
This has not been true for nearly a decade. Back in 2014 the RBI allowed foreigners to take in and out up to ₹25,000 - the limit may be higher now, not sure. Curiously, foreigners may take cash in and out this way only when entering or leaving at an airport, not for land and sea travel. I suppose the land restriction is intended to curb physical movement of cash to bad actors based in Pakistan.
https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/Notificat...Id=8949&Mode=0
Sorry, the CBIC says:
2. What is the amount of Currency allowed to be taken when going abroad/ leavingIndia?
Ans. The limits on taking out currency are as follows:
(i) Export of Indian Currency is strictly prohibited. However Indian residents when they go abroad are allowed to take with them Indian currency notes not exceeding Rs.25,000/-.
https://www.cbic.gov.in/resources/ht...VELLERS_v5.pdf
When demonitization happened in 2017 this rule created a lot of trouble for anyone who had cash left with them. Only NRIs were allowed to bring back 25000/-
