Getting my H-1B on the first try felt like 'pure luck.' 4 years later, a layoff meant I had to leave the US.

Soumi Chanda moved from Kolkata to the United States for graduate school and spent 13 years building a career and life there. She was selected for an H-1B visa on her first attempt and later relocated to Seattle after Amazon acquired her visa sponsorship. After being laid off last year, she returned to India with her two cats. Chanda has shared her account of the 60-day window she had to leave the country.

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