The intricacies of Provident Fund withdrawal for foreign nationals, especially from countries without a Social Security Agreement (SSA) with India, like the USA, can indeed be perplexing. Expatriates from non SSA countries, become entitled to withdraw PF accumulations only upon attaining the age of 58
India made it mandatory for all the expats to contribute towards pension and provident fund (Indian social security schemes).
I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything; you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can’t even reliably cross a street
Indian government has strengthened the requirements for expats to participate in Indian provident funds, over the years.
