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Money Money Banks do not accept all foreign currencies. Banks always prefer US dollars (especially) and British pounds. It is a good idea for most countries to exchange the money in your own country to US dollars before coming to India. Visa Registration, C Forms and Visa Extensions All foreigners staying in Vrindavana have to fill in a C Form. This form can be gotten at the hotel or ashrama that you are staying in. If the place you are staying at does not have a C Form you can usually get one at the front desk of the ISKCON Guest House. Even if you stay in someone’s house or an apartment outside, you are supposed to fill in this form. If you are staying in the ISKCON ashrama you also must fill out a C Form. If you move from one place to another in Vrindavana, technically you have to fill in another C Form. This is so the government can always know where every foreigner is staying. If you are registered, you should definitely fill out a C Form because the Foreign Registration officer (a high ranking police officer) may check to see that all the person’s that are registered filled out a C Form. If you are staying in India for longer than six months at one time you are supposed to get an AIDS test within one month of registration. If you are found positive, you will be asked to immediately leave the country. If you have a long-term visa (one longer than six months), which is not a tourist visa and you want to extend your visa, you have apply for an extension with the foreign registration officer two months before your visa expires. If you are a member of ISKCON you can get the necessary forms at the front desk of the ISKCON Guest House. The Foreign Registration Office in Mathura is on Kotiwali Road. Changing
Money At Shishu Kumar Agarwal, next to Ganga Prasad cloth shop in Loi Bazaar, you can change money at the bank rate, with a small commission, and get an exchange certificate. The State Bank of India at the ISKCON temple may change small amounts of money, if you are polite to them. The bank often will only change American dollars and British pounds. They may take Thomas Cook Travelers’ cheques or American Express cheques, and will not usually take any other type of travelers’ cheques. They are open from 11 am to 2 pm. Heera Jewelers, at the beginning of Loi Bazaar, can also change money legally. At both these places you can usually change any currency that the local banks also take. You can have money wired to you from your home country via Western Union. The agent for Western Union in Vrindavana is Gangotri. It cost $39 to wire from $300 to $3000 from the US and 25 pounds to wire up to 2000 pounds from the UK. They are also authorized money changers. There are no places to get cash advances with an ATM cards as of January 2001 in Vrindavana or Mathura. It can be done in Delhi with no problem. You can make purchases with a credit card from Shishu Kumar Agarwal (see above). In the future he may have facilities to give cash advances on a credit card, so you can check with him about this. Check our Web site www.spiritualguides.net for an update.
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