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Indian Techie Says Family Separation Is Hardest Part Abroad
Abhradeep Chatterjee moved from India to the United States for work in 2015.
He thought he might stay only for a while, but he built a career and a family there.
He now lives in Minnesota with his wife and young daughter.
His parents still live in India, and he says being far from them is the hardest part of living abroad.
He has not been back to India since he moved and has missed important family events.
Video calls help him stay in touch, but he says they are not the same as being together.
Visa rules can also make travel harder to arrange.
He is waiting for an employer-sponsored green card and says the process may take years.
If he had to leave the US, he says he would return to India.
Abhradeep Chatterjee moved to the US from India in 2015 on an H-1B visa for a work assignment.
He now works as an associate director at NTT Data in Minnesota and has a wife, a home, and a two-year-old daughter.
He says being far from his parents in India has become increasingly difficult as they grow older.
Chatterjee has not returned to India since moving and has missed family events, including an uncle's funeral and a cousin's wedding.
Visa requirements make international travel more complicated, and he expects his employer-sponsored EB-3 green card process to take several more years.
- Who
- Abhradeep Chatterjee, an Indian professional living in the US.
- What
- He says being separated from his parents is the hardest part of living abroad, while visa requirements complicate travel and his long-term plans.
- Where
- He lives and works in Minnesota; his parents live in India.
- When
- He moved to the US in 2015; the account describes his situation 11 years later.
- Why
- He has built a career and family in the US, but distance from his aging parents and uncertainty over immigration status make life there difficult.
Key facts
- Age
- 37
- Moved to the US
- 2015, on an H-1B visa for a work assignment
- Current role
- Associate director at NTT Data
- Current location
- Minnesota
- Family in the US
- Married, with a two-year-old daughter
- Visits to India
- He says he has not returned since moving to the US
- Green card plan
- Hopes to obtain an employer-sponsored EB-3 green card and expects the process to take several more years
Quotes
Abhradeep Chatterjee
Indian professional living and working in the United States
“My daughter's birth made me realise what my parents might be missing out on... Video calls can help, but they don't replace sitting with your parents in person.”
NDTV
“My parents are getting older, and there have been times when I've wished I could easily travel home.”
NDTV
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