'Forget the H1B grind': US return man reflects on journey after moving back to India, lists 8 key benefits
A former US resident who returned to India five years ago shared eight key benefits of staying in his home country. Check out the advantages of living in one's homeland.
US return man, who moved back to India 5 years ago, reflected on the benefits of staying in home country. Leaving behind the ‘H1B grind,' he asserted that if one finds satisfactory employment in their country then they are well off both mentally and physically. He listed three key reasons for his belief and emphasised that he doesn't regret making this life changing decision.
The caption to the post states, “Why I Don’t Regret Moving Back to India!!”
He lived in the United States for a total of 8 years and returned in 2020 before the COVID-19 lockdown. Calling it a rewarding journey in a post on Reddit, he stated, “I moved back to India in 2020, right before the lockdown hit. It was through an internal transfer at work.”
He listed the following lists 8 key benefits of staying in home country:
- Got the opportunity to spend real quality time with my family.
- Moved to home city Hyderabad after living in Bangalore for some time
- He claimed that life overall has been relaxing with ‘peace of mind.’
- This decision of his not only eliminated immigration struggles and visa stress
- No longer the feel of being alienated and the constant need to prove that one belongs somewhere. The sense of belonging that a country provides boosted his identity.
- No need for long-distance travel hassles.
- This decision made him more productive and more creative as it lifted the mental burden of immigration hassles. Narrating that he was able to climb the success ladder, he remarked, "There were no restrictions holding me back, I was able to start a YouTube channel, build and publish mobile apps, explore projects I’d shelved for years because of “what if my visa doesn’t get renewed?”
- Lower cost of living in India “solves retirement problems,” he said.
Describing the occasional downsides, he wrote, “People can sometimes make insensitive comments or get a little too interested in your personal life. But honestly, compared to the constant immigration struggles abroad, these are small, manageable things.”
Reiterating the benefits, he said that moving back gave him his freedom, creativity, identity a clearer path to retirement and simplified his life.
In the third part of his post, he suggested some key points to keep in mind before taking the drastic decision of returning to India. According to the Redditor, one must have enough savings, active income stream and own home. Besides this one should be prepared to deal with high pollution levels, bad roads, sneaky relatives, lost friendships and associations. Furthermore, one should look for intra‑company transfer and investment opportunities in India.
He concluded the post with the statement, “Moving back to India is rewarding, it's about peace of mind and belonging for the most part but it's also about being financially prepared, career‑ready, emotionally resilient, and intentional about the life you want to build.”