Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Indian Professor Obtains Green Card After 14 Years
Imagine you're a student from another country who comes to America to study and work.
This professor, Rajavasanth, did just that!
He came to the US 14 years ago and worked hard to get his Green Card, which allows him to live and work in the US permanently.
He studied, did research, and became a professor.
He had to apply for different visas along the way and sometimes worried if he would be allowed to stay.
Finally, after a long process involving paperwork, he received his Green Card.
Now, he can live without worrying about his visa expiring, and he hopes others can achieve their dreams in America too.
An Indian professor received his Green Card after 14 years of living and working in the US.
He arrived in the US in 2011 on an F-1 visa to pursue a Master's degree.
He navigated through various temporary visas, including H-1B, during his academic and professional journey.
The EB1A process, which he used to apply for his green card, required him to provide additional documentation.
The Green Card signifies permanent residency and ends his anxieties about visa expirations.
- Who
- Rajavasanth Rajasegar, an Indian professor.
- What
- Obtained a Green Card.
- When
- After 14 years of living and working in the US.
- Where
- United States.
- Why
- To achieve permanent residency and stability after years of temporary visas.
- Individual
- Rajavasanth Rajasegar
- Visa Type
- EB1A Green Card
- Education
- Master's in Mechanical Engineering
- University
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
- Workplace
- Colorado School of Mines
- Duration of Process
- 14 years