Kya aapne kabhi socha hai ki ek insaan ki zindagi ka sabse bada sapna, uski mehnat, uski koshish, sab kuch ek ‘random draw’ par depend kare? Ek 29 saal ke Indian engineer ki kahani suniye, jisne US mein master’s kiya, ek top bank mein job ki, $100,000 bhi bacha liye… lekin uski visa ki chinta ne uska jeena haram kar diya. Teen baar H-1B lottery fail hone ke baad, uska dil thak gaya hai. Ab uske samne sirf do raaste hain: ya toh yahi rehkar ‘visa anxiety’ ka subscription lete rahen, ya phir apne parivaar ke paas wapas laut jaayein. Uske dil ki baat yeh hai: ‘Mere naam ka naam hi lottery mein nahi aata.’
Kal raat ki baat hai, Reddit par ek post viral hui. Ek Indian professional ne apne dil ki baat likhi—‘Visa anxiety is a permanent subscription.’ Usne apne sapno, apni mehnat, apne sapne ko barbaad hone ka ehsaas likha. Uske liye US mein rehna ab ek ‘sabse bade joke’ se kam nahi. Usne apna master’s US mein kiya, ek ‘dumpster-fire job market’ mein bhi khud ko sambhala, ek top bank mein job pakki ki, OPT par kaam kiya, $40,000 ka loan chuka diya, aur $100,000 bhi bacha liye. Parantu… visa ka khauf uske peeche pade raha. Har saal H-1B lottery ka intezaar, har saal ‘na’ ka jawab, har saal naya sapna tootna. Usne kaha, ‘Mentally it’s exhausting doing everything right and still having your future decided by a random draw.’
Uske dil ki yeh baat sunkar lagta hai jaise koi insaan apne aap ko doobta dekh raha ho, lekin haath-paer hilane ki himmat nahi kar pa raha. Uske liye US mein rehna ab ek ‘jail’ jaise ho gaya hai—chahe uske paas job ho, paise hon, status ho, parantu visa ka dar usko har roz mar raha hai. Usne kaha, ‘Mera naam hi lottery mein nahi aata.’ Aur is dar ne usko itna pareshan kar diya hai ki ab uske samne sirf ek hi raasta hai: wapas India laut jaana.
Usne apne post mein likha, ‘The relief has already started kicking in just by booking the flight.’ Uske liye ab toh flight book karna hi uski zindagi ka sabse bada ‘freedom’ hai. Usne kaha, ‘Finally live a life where I don’t check ‘H1B news’ like it’s stock market earnings.’ Aur iske saath hi usne ‘marriage pressure’ ka bhi zikr kiya—kyunki ab uske liye India wapas jaana hi sabse achha option lag raha hai. Uske liye ab toh ‘Lead Manufacturing Engineer’ ka title bhi ek ‘joke’ ban gaya hai, jabki uske paas sab kuch hai… bas visa nahi.
Aur yeh koi akela ki kahani nahi hai. Reddit par hi doosre Indian professionals ne bhi apne experiences share kiye. Ek ne kaha, ‘Meri bhi 3 baar lottery fail hui, ab main bhi wapas jaane ki soch raha hoon.’ Doosre ne likha, ‘US mein rehkar bhi visa ka dar rehta hai, par India mein rehne ka bhi apna khauf hai.’ Teesre ne kaha, ‘Mere liye toh ab toh visa ka dar hi sabse badi reality ban gaya hai.’
Aaj kal H-1B visa process aur bhi mushkil ho gaya hai. USCIS ki stricter scrutiny, RFEs ka badhna, security checks ka badhna—sab kuch uske liye ek ‘conspiracy’ lag raha hai. Trump administration ke dauran toh yeh process aur bhi khaufnak ho gaya hai. Hazar logon ke visa petitions pending hain, aur har koi ek ‘random draw’ ka intezaar kar raha hai. Parantu… yeh ‘random draw’ kisi ki zindagi ko barbaad kar deta hai.
Us Indian engineer ki kahani sunkar lagta hai jaise koi insaan apne aap ko doobta dekh raha ho, lekin haath-paer hilane ki himmat nahi kar pa raha. Uske liye US mein rehna ab ek ‘jail’ jaise ho gaya hai—chahe uske paas job ho, paise hon, status ho, parantu visa ka dar usko har roz mar raha hai. Uske liye ab toh flight book karna hi uski zindagi ka sabse bada ‘freedom’ hai.
Aur aap kya sochte hain? Kya aap bhi US mein rehne ki koshish kar rahe hain aur visa ka dar aapko pareshan kar raha hai? Ya phir kya aapko lagta hai ki wapas India laut jaana hi sabse achha option hai?
पाठकों की राय
क्या आप US mein rehne ki koshish kar rahe hain aur visa ka dar aapko pareshan kar raha hai?
Ya phir kya aapko lagta hai ki wapas India laut jaana hi sabse achha option hai?
