HMC Hr department is full of cheats. You think because your wife told them about you that's why they are asking you to sign local contract, but you are completely wrong. It has happened n number of times in the past as well. They appoint single ladies promising oversea contract. They dilly dally in giving her housing allowance & ultimately they ask her to rent a housing on her own.In short which means local contract. The fact is that there is a hell lot of corruption especially in housing department.I think they pocket the housing allowance.