India, Sept. 23 -- After 14 years of navigating the complex US visa system, an Indian researcher has shared his journey to becoming a permanent resident in the United States. In a detailed LinkedIn post, Rajavasanth Rajasegar reflected on the hurdles, milestones, and support that made this long-awaited achievement possible. "Green card in hand - after 14 years, the visa clock has finally stopped ticking," Rajasegar wrote.

In his post, the researcher shared that his journey began in August 2011 with an F-1 visa for his MS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Over the years, he followed a "privileged, streamlined path," including F-1 renewals, OPT plus STEM extension, a cap-gap exempt H-1B during...