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Can IFS officer take his family abroad?
An IFS officer can take his/her parents abroad but the Government provides for medical facilities of only dependent parents- who have no body else to look after them and have abysmally low income. Government provides for education fees for the children(up to 2 children only) above five years of age.
Can IFS couples stay together?
According to DoPT rules, inter-cadre transfers of officers of the All India Services are permitted on account of marriage. Until three years ago, two officers who chose to get married to each other would be given a common cadre that wasn’t the home cadre of either.
Can we take our parents with us in IFS?
An IFS officer can take his/her parents abroad but the Government provides for medical facilities of only dependent parents (who have no body else to look after them and have abysmally low income).
Can IFS officers take their parents along with them abroad?
1 Answer. , Aspiring Diplomat. YES. IFS officers are allowed to take their parents along with them at the Indian Missions abroad . If and only if the income of parents is abysmally low or the officer is sole source of income for the family in such scenarios the parents can live with the officers.
Are the spouses of Indian Foreign Service officers qualified?
In general, the spouses of IFS officers are as qualified as IFS officers themselves. Most are professionals who had a career of their own in India or abroad before they got married to their IFS spouses.
What is it like to be the spouse of an IFS officer?
However if you are very ambitious you will have to make sacrifices, there are people who are happy to be a spouse of an IFS officer. They like travelling. They like adventure, learning new languages, new cultures, meeting high and mighty, getting world exposure, entertaining, attending events from around the globe. It can all be too exciting.
Can a dependent of an IFS officer work in another country?
Any dependent member of the IFS officer (except the spouse if the host country permits or there is a reciprocal agreement between India and the host country) is not allowed to take up employment in the host country. All dependent members of the family are supposed to leave the host country after the completion of assignment of the IFS officer.