I'm specifically curious to know from people who moved on their own accord (are there such examples?): Are you happy/do you regret your decision? Is the enormous pay cut (like 240k USD to 60k-80k USD if I move) justified? Or you think you should have taken the normal approach of 'earn, save till I'm asked to leave, keep renewing H1B'? Where do you see yourself at age 45/50 ? I've worked in India about half a decade back, I believe I have decent context around the usual daily 'irritants' - like pollution, corruption, traffic, etc. Were there any other surprises when you moved back? I'm eager to know from people who made this move. TC/yoe: 240/5 No O1/EB1 credentials.
Go to MS India - you can try to get L1A down the line if you want to come back, and then L1A to EB1C
Laws and queue wait times and criteria can change any time mate. I want to plan independent of L1A.
Well in that case you have only two options - go to India , or marry an American to get GC fast 😀
Stay in US as much as you can if you are married and have kids , India isn’t going anywhere!! and you will hate it once you move here coz of BS outside office. Everyone has ego problem in India, there is nothing called patience or basic civic sense.
Thanks for responding. Did you move?
I moved and came back , couldn’t control my anger and frustration
Are you Indian? Shame
Sarcasm. Not for everyone.
India is all about politics.... government can spend 3000 cr in making idols... but no basic development for poor... government is interested in changing city name that’s their agenda to get voters... what a shame... all they have to talk about caste and Hindu vs muslim... by the way I m hindu.. so do not get me wrong...
I have seen, both, people who hated going back and people who loved it. If you have a deep knit family and want a greater social circle, then going back to India is great! But, if you are an average Joe, who just wants a good job and QOL then you might not like going back.
I get that there is are many problems in India and US life is so well mannered and structured that makes it harder to move back. I didn’t move back yet, I am single and still trying to move back with in couple of years for my parents and all my family members. Sure I will not get that much TC but at least I can have my family close by. I don’t know, may be I am wrong and in case I don’t like it, I will end up in the crowd that you hate.
You can live like a king once you go back
Is it just visa causing this uncertainty? If you don’t love the idea of moving to India then I would stick with USA. There are hopeful bills like HR392 that when passed would get you a GC. Worst case you keep renewing 8-9 H1bs and eventually your kid will sponsor you once they turn 21.
I subscribe to the belief that Indians are kept in lifelong queue by design, and majority Americans don't want high paid Indian people around. By design, you will have new things like RFEs, rejections, shorter approvals, maybe even new laws on repatriation controls all the time to make sure you don't destabilize the power structures in America. Outsiders have never earned so much money or social capital in US history, so it's in American interest to make living harder for you. Many don't believe in it, but I strongly do. So I don't buy all this 392 BS.
It is definitely by design so far. But money can buy almost anything in this country. That is why lobbying is so powerful here. So I believe congressman would go for anything if given the right lobbying dollars
Stay in US
Why, did you move?
My case is different. Better you ignore that. But stay in US