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Milestone moments

The card in the mail

The lottery email. The I-140 approval. The day the date went current. Short essays about the good days.

The hard days

Stuck, laid off, far away

A layoff in year five. Waiting abroad for a stamp. A parent’s illness you cannot fly home for.

Side by side

Two engineers, same team

Hired the same day. One born in Canada, one in India. Two very different decades.

H-4 voices

My H-4 years

Spouses on identity, the pause in a career, and the work permit that may not last.

Far from home

Missing home

The festivals, weddings and goodbyes that happened without you.

Leaving or staying

Going back

Why some people chose to leave, and how it turned out.

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Stories published elsewhere

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Leaving or stayingIBM asks sponsored staff to leave or quitIBM tells sponsored consulting staff to leave the US or quit by year-end after ending visa support.inkl · Nov 12, 2026 ↗Milestone momentsRussian Man Files Green Card Lottery LawsuitA Russian man from Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit demanding the resumption of the green card lottery.ForumDaily · Nov 9, 2026 ↗Money and workAmritsar Man Wins Canada Job RefundThirteen years after paying lakhs for a job in Canada, an Amritsar man won a full refund from an immigration firm.NDTV Profit · Nov 9, 2026 ↗The hard daysLaid-off Pune woman shares maternity severance detailsA Pune woman laid off by Canva on maternity leave shares how severance will help.India Today · Nov 6, 2026 ↗Leaving or stayingTechies return to harsh realityUS-based Indian techies are returning to a harsh reality of steep salary cuts.The Times of India · Nov 5, 2026 ↗Milestone momentsFormer H-1B Holder Pramila Jayapal Wins Sixth Term in CongressChennai-born Pramila Jayapal, the only former H-1B visa holder in Congress, has won a sixth term.The Hawk · Nov 4, 2026 ↗Milestone momentsSuhas Subramanyam Wins Second Term in US CongressSuhas Subramanyam, who has Bengaluru-Chennai roots and fought regarding H-1B, has won a second term in the US Congress.The Hawk · Nov 4, 2026 ↗Side by sideTwo Indian journeys reveal the American dream's divideAs US midterms put immigration in focus, two Indian journeys reveal the American dream's divide.Firstpost · Nov 4, 2026 ↗Far from homeDiwali Loneliness in AmericaAn Indian chef in the US shares Diwali loneliness despite material comforts.New India Abroad · Nov 1, 2026 ↗

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