Posted on 10/06/2025 9:20:58 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
A heartfelt post by an Indian professional on Reddit has sparked a wave of emotional discussion among expats navigating the uncertainty of life after their US student visas expire. The user, who identified himself as a 32-year-old currently on a STEM OPT visa, opened up about feeling “lost” and conflicted as his time in the US nears an end.
In his post, the user shared that he came to the US in 2021 on an F1 visa and had planned to continue working through a Day 1 CPT program after his Optional Practical Training (OPT) period. However, after his project was ramped down and he was released from work, his plans came crashing down with just a few months left before his visa expiry.
“Honestly, I’m struggling with mixed emotions… it almost feels like I messed up somewhere — like I failed to make the most of the chance I had,” he wrote. “I know rationally that success doesn’t depend on staying here, but deep down these lingering thoughts keep bothering me — that I somehow missed out on golden opportunity.”
The post quickly gained traction among members of the Reddit community, many of whom shared similar experiences or offered words of encouragement.
One user wrote empathetically, “Think about this: when you set out to get your degree, was your goal to be happy and well employed? Or was it to simply live in the US forever? The two are not the same! You can still make good money and lead a happy life anywhere in the world, including India.”
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A third user offered a starkly different opinion, arguing that returning to India would be a “step backward.”
“You could have stayed in the US and maximised your earning potential. The peace of mind people talk about will evaporate
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Call your congressmen and tell them to shut down the H1B racket.
He doesn’t want to go back home because of how terrible it is there....due to all of the Indians.
I’ll stick with my Cyndi Lauper’s Greatest Hits. Maybe some Boy George.
Are you native American or descendent of Europeans?
The UK will take the skilled workers, the least they can do for foisting Cricket on India.
Doesn’t matter Gunga, after the first generation you are no longer a migrant but a plain non hyphenated American. The fact that you relate to your race over everything else proves you are not a REAL American. Go back to India where you belong. Loser.
Why do you want to live in this transphobic, homophobic, racist, xenophobic, misogynist country?!
Go back to India and enjoy all what India has to offer!
Why did your ancestors invade America?
Why did your ancestors screw water buffalos?
Essentially all mainframe work went to India around the turn of the century. I know a LOT of American mainframers who haven’t forgotten anything. Unfortunately, Trump’s action is about 25 years too late for them.
Learn to c.....oh...never mind.
All these H-1B Indians are nothing but future democrats. They want to turn the USA into a Calcutta leprosy colony. /spit
🎶 🎵. How you gonna keep ‘em
Down on the Designated Pooping Street,
After they’ve seen flush toilets🎵
Who’s idea was it anyway to import half the Turd World?
(Resident bleeding heart breaks into, “Give me your tired,
Your poor. Your huddled masses yearning to live free ...”)
Emma Lazarus was a dirty commie.
NO foreign students right now. It is a PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT.
Let them study online from India. Set up work kiosks for anything needed overseas - all of the Ivy League schools are swimming in cash and can afford it.
Exactly.
Once they get here, they bring in every extended relative they can think of
to suck on the backs of US taxpayers........grabbing American freebies 24/7.
afraid to return?
I left IL and don’t want to return to Chicagoland. About the same.
He was never supposed to be here. 😤
Whats wrong with going back to India where American racists can’t hold him back?
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