Things to do - My Checklist

250 days before
1) Go through final dilemma (if any)
2) Choose a range of date. March 18 (+ or - 20 days). Decide the date evaluating your finance (401K, Bonus, Appraisal etc)
3) Chances are that after you choose the date, you will start seeing yourself in India after that date (which should be the case :D). Basically, after this you cannot plan anything which runs over your R2I date (ex: Courses, Big Vacations by borrowing holidays)


200 days before:
Write your own things to do checklist :D
1) Definitely have made up mind on R2I. (As someone said - Make a decision. Indecessiveness doesn't help)
2) Give a thought on your finance. Have a summary on your bank accounts, credit cards, 401k plan, brokerage accounts, loans.
3) Have an NRE account, so that you can transfer (After the move, you have to change it to NRO (which is taxable on income) - Find out more)
4) Have your resume ready and decide what position and job you want to land. Outsourcing companies are of two types - Service oriented (Wipro, Infosys..) and Product development (Google, Microsoft). Give a thought about both.
5) Definitely have a thought on where you want to find the job and live (Hyderabad or Bangalore??)

75 days before: Jan 1st 2008
1) Work on bank accounts. Need to apply for an account in CITI/ABN-AMRO or any other bank which has branch in India. List Here
2) Plan on any vacation and trips with friends

60 days before: Jan 15th 2008
1) Book the ticket

45 days before Feb 1st 2008
1) Tell your boss. You need this for referral also
2) Finalize the job in India or atleast in negotiation state.