H-1B Holder Leaves USA After Decade: Emotional Isolation, Visa Uncertainty Drive India Return

• A software professional, Ravi, returned to India after a decade in the US, citing emotional isolation and family priorities over professional setbacks.
• Despite career stability and financial comfort, Ravi felt life in the US was emotionally unfulfilling, intensified by loneliness post-COVID-19.
• Marriage and parenthood highlighted the distance from aging parents and growing children in India, making him feel unsettled in the US.
• H-1B visa uncertainty, including a 150-190 year green card wait for Indians, made long-term planning impossible.
• Ravi experienced 'silent discrimination' and limited professional freedom, with a high-paying job offer rescinded due to visa approval issues.

Why It Matters: An H-1B visa holder returned to India due to emotional isolation, family ties, and severe US immigration uncertainty.