Shweta Singhal relocated from New Delhi to Seattle in 2016 with her family, initially surprised by the welcoming community and mild weather. They deeply wish to settle in the U.S. permanently, yet their future is precarious as Singhal's husband holds an H-1B visa, dependent on his job for residency status. The couple's green card wait could extend beyond 15 years, leaving them in a state of anxiety over potential job loss. The H-1B visa program has faced scrutiny and uncertainty under the current political climate and shifting immigration policies.
If my husband loses his job and we have to go back to India, our lives would be turned around.
The H-1B program enables people from across the world to move to the U.S., but long waits for green cards mean many live in effective limbo.
This is where we want to live the rest of our lives, but that future is far from certain.
The program has drawn criticism for being bureaucratic and time-consuming, and now its future is especially uncertain.
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