Housing & relocation
Locality selection, rental negotiation, lease review and utility setup — all in motion before you land.
Return concierge · Worldwide → HyderabadThinking about moving back to India?
Thinking about moving back to India?
Whether you're just exploring or ready to move, we're here to help you.
The First Mile is the white-glove return concierge for professionals weighing a move home to Hyderabad — from the US, UK, Europe, the Gulf, or anywhere in between.
Dedicated relationship manager100% bespoke — no templatesHyderabad-first vetted networkNo vendor markups — pay costs directly
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12+
Service areas
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1
RM per family
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30d
To fully landed
Who we are
The hardest part of coming home isn't the move. It's the question that comes years before it: should we?
What would returning mean for your career, your children's future, your ageing parents, the life you've carefully built abroad? It's a question most people turn over quietly for years, with no one to think it through with, no one who knows both worlds well enough to help them see clearly.
The First Mile exists for exactly that moment. We're a Hyderabad-based team who help professionals abroad make sense of the return, before any decision is made. We sit with the trade-offs alongside you, ask the questions you haven't, and help you picture what life here could genuinely look like, until the path forward is clear and unmistakably your own.
The first mile home is the hardest, which is why we begin with you, not a plan, and the one question only you can answer
— The First Mile team
What we handle
Everything your return demands.
From housing and schools to pets and paperwork — one team coordinating all of it.
School admissions
International school shortlisting, waitlist strategy, curriculum guidance and application support.
Furniture & home setup
End-to-end furnishing — sourcing, procurement, delivery scheduling and installation coordination.
NewPet relocation
Full pet import — vet documentation, quarantine clearances, airline coordination and a safe landing.
NewAppliances & interiors
White goods, electronics, interior design referrals and smart-home setup from vetted vendors.
Domestic staff
Background-verified cooks, drivers, maids and security — sourced, screened and ready on arrival.
Banking & documentation
Aadhaar, PAN, NRE/NRO conversion, SIM cards and digital banking setup — end to end.
Wealth & tax transition
RNOR status, DTAA planning, foreign asset coordination and Indian investment introductions.
Healthcare ecosystem
Family doctors, pediatricians, specialists, annual health plans and emergency assistance setup.
Vehicle purchase
Car research, dealer negotiation, registration and insurance — your first vehicle in India, handled.
Business setup
Company incorporation, CA/CS onboarding, office space, legal support and market entry strategy.
Parents' care concierge
Home setup, healthcare onboarding and a live dashboard so you can monitor everything from abroad.
How it works
Four steps to home.
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Session 1 · $250Requirements & discovery
A deep discovery call where you share your full picture — family, timeline, budget and priorities. We listen, probe and map every dimension of your potential move.
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Session 2 · $250Your custom return plan
5–7 days later we present a bespoke, fully scoped plan — housing, schools, pets, services, timeline and a package recommendation, built entirely around you.
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No obligationYou approve the plan
Review it at your own pace, adjust anything and ask us anything. You only go ahead when it feels right — and your $500 is credited in full toward your package.
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We handle itLet us take it from here
Your dedicated relationship manager executes the whole plan on the ground in Hyderabad — getting everything ready before you arrive, and supporting your family long after.
The difference
Not an agent. A partner who owns the outcome.
What we're not
- ×A relocation agent who hands you a vendor list and disappears.
- ×A call centre where you re-explain your story every single time.
- ×A markup machine that quietly profits from your flights and furniture.
- ×A generic, templated plan that ignores your family's specifics.
What we are
- ✓One dedicated manager who owns your entire return, end to end.
- ✓A local, personally vetted Hyderabad network — not a directory.
- ✓A flat service fee, with every cost passed through at actuals.
- ✓A plan built from scratch around your timeline and priorities.
Packages
Built around your return.
Every package is scoped after your consultation. Prices are our service fee — vendor costs are paid by you directly, at cost, with no markup.
30 days
Landing package
Housing shortlist, locality selection, school shortlist, SIM cards, Aadhaar/PAN, bank account and domestic staff sourcing. Hit the ground running from day one.
Most popular · 90 days
Family settlement package
Everything above, plus full home furnishing and appliance procurement, pet relocation, school admissions, pediatrician network, club memberships and complete lifestyle integration for your whole family.
Senior professionals
Executive return program
For directors, VPs and founders. Full wealth transition, RNOR/DTAA planning, foreign asset coordination, real estate advisory, PMS/AIF introductions, vehicle purchase and white-glove service across every area.
Specialist partner fees — chartered accountants, wealth managers and legal advisors — are billed directly at cost, like any other vendor.
Ongoing · monthly
India concierge membership
A dedicated RM on retainer — paperwork, vendor management, school support, healthcare coordination, home maintenance and everything India throws at you. Month after month.
Most popular · for NRI parents
Parents' care package
Home setup, cook, driver, maid, hospital onboarding, annual health plans and emergency assistance — with a live dashboard so your children abroad can see every appointment and bill in real time.
The consultation
Two sessions. One perfect plan.
A structured two-part process that ends in a fully customized return plan built around your family, your timeline and your priorities.
$250
Requirements & discovery
You tell us your full picture. We listen, probe deeply and map every dimension of your return.
- ✓Family details, ages and needs
- ✓Current country, city and timeline
- ✓Housing preferences and budget
- ✓School, pets, staff, car, healthcare
- ✓Wealth, tax and investment overview
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$250
Your custom return plan
We deliver a bespoke, fully scoped plan built entirely around your requirements from Session 1.
- ✓Housing shortlist with locality analysis
- ✓School options and admission strategy
- ✓Furniture and pet relocation roadmap
- ✓Full service timeline and checklist
- ✓Package recommendation + RM intro
Total consultation fee
Credited in full toward your package — zero risk if you proceed.
$500fully credited
Returning clients
Trusted by professionals worldwide.
★★★★★“After 12 years in Seattle we had no idea where to start. The First Mile found us a villa in Jubilee Hills and got both kids into Oakridge — before we even landed.”
★★★★★“The plan we got in Session 2 was extraordinary — detailed, realistic and specific to us. The tax planning alone paid for the consultation ten times over.”
★★★★★“They handled our two cats' entire import process — vet certificates, quarantine, everything — and furnished our apartment before we arrived. Extraordinary service.”
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