H1B visa woes: Deceased man’s family to be deported from US

[Catalpha]

H1B visa woes: Deceased man’s family to be deported from US

The death of Lakshmi Narayanan, a former resident of the city, has left the Indian community in Illinois, US, shattered. Narayanan, who passed away after battling leukaemia on Monday, leaves behind his wife Sudha and 14-year-old son who now will be deported from the US.

“The family gets 14 days to sell their assets and leave the US. This is because Narayanan was on a H1B work visa and his wife and child were dependants,” said Rajni Nalla, a friend who has been helping them. Added to the trauma of losing their loved ones, the family of H1B visa holders face an uncertain fate in case of an untimely death. In this case, Narayanan worked for a year after his diagnosis. He continued to work even from the hospital bed so that he could maintain his visa status and thereby ensure his family was not uprooted. He got a bone marrow transplant in July.

A gofundme page, started to help the family, states: “He (Narayanan) was a loving father, a caring husband, a warm, friendly colleague, and, an immigration activist helping backlogged families.”

Narayanan was advocating for the passage of the S386 bill in the senate which removes country caps for getting a green card or permanent residency. At present, work visa holders have to wait for decades because they get a GC, often losing their jobs and even lives first.

The page, started by a colleague Vidhi Gandhi, reads: “Having lost him, his family now has an uphill battle and a race against time - with the surviving wife trying to figure out her next steps and a sophomore whose dreams are in jeopardy.”

Narayanan moved to the US six years ago to provide his son better opportunities.

The numerous anecdotes on the page show a person who went out of the way for others. One donor, Madhavi Latha wrote: “Whenever I think of Lucky (that’s how I called him always), I remember his smiling face that never faded even during tough times.” She writes that he was a pillar of strength when she was struggling to settle in a new work environment.

Narayanan, who lived in the city for eight years before moving to the US, was originally from Tamil Nadu.

[Catalpha]

Narayanan worked for a year after his diagnosis. He continued to work even from the hospital bed so that he could maintain his visa status and thereby ensure his family was not uprooted.

[Catalpha]

Just now, Catalpha said:

Narayanan worked for a year after his diagnosis. He continued to work even from the hospital bed so that he could maintain his visa status and thereby ensure his family was not uprooted.

What is this ya

[Gaali_Gottam_Govinda]

Em brathukulu vaa.............. Husband father ye poyaka inka h1b greenard lolli enduku.

India lo food kooda dorakada.......... edho pedda Sub saharan Africa lekka feeling istaru.......... Money is not everything.

atleast in India you have parents, who can provide some comfort during these tough times

[futureofandhra]

2 minutes ago, Gaali_Gottam_Govinda said:

Em brathukulu vaa.............. Husband father ye poyaka inka h1b greenard lolli enduku.

India lo food kooda dorakada.......... edho pedda Sub saharan Africa lekka feeling istaru.......... Money is not everything.

atleast in India you have parents, who can provide some comfort during these tough times

y u people judge on other life

everyone can try for what they want

u can give suggestion

anthey kani bashin endhuku

[afacc123]

7 minutes ago, Catalpha said:

What is this ya

@Catalpha you never worked in IT

so you would not understand

 

[quickgun_murugun]

18 minutes ago, Catalpha said:

Narayanan worked for a year after his diagnosis. He continued to work even from the hospital bed so that he could maintain his visa status and thereby ensure his family was not uprooted.

Papam man 

[Deadp0ol2]

sad story

[Gaali_Gottam_Govinda]

11 minutes ago, futureofandhra said:

y u people judge on other life

everyone can try for what they want

u can give suggestion

anthey kani bashin endhuku

I'm not bashing them........ I'm on H1b too.... I'm talking bad about our H1b lives

[futureofandhra]

32 minutes ago, Gaali_Gottam_Govinda said:

I'm not bashing them........ I'm on H1b too.... I'm talking bad about our H1b lives

whats wrong in trying for usa life

 

[LadiesTailor]

Sad situation man... they should have limit H1 for six years long time back instead of opening a GC path.... temp worker visa ayuthe vachama pisalu save chesama vennaki poyama annattu vundali.... 

anavasaram ga hopes penchutharu..

and bed meeda Vundi work chesadante imagine what he is going through.... working in US and making money must be the most important thing for his life...we don’t know what he been through 

[Sucker]

3 minutes ago, LadiesTailor said:

Sad situation man... they should have limit H1 for six years long time back instead of opening a GC path.... temp worker visa ayuthe vachama pisalu save chesama vennaki poyama annattu vundali.... 

anavasaram ga hopes penchutharu..

and bed meeda Vundi work chesadante imagine what he is going through.... working in US and making money must be the most important thing for his life...we don’t know what he been through 

 

[manadonga]

maa single income and single h1 la bratukulu inte vaa 

[ForEverJava]

1 hour ago, Gaali_Gottam_Govinda said:

Em brathukulu vaa.............. Husband father ye poyaka inka h1b greenard lolli enduku.

India lo food kooda dorakada.......... edho pedda Sub saharan Africa lekka feeling istaru.......... Money is not everything.

atleast in India you have parents, who can provide some comfort during these tough times

Are pichi ** 14yr kid anta ra..and innallu ikkada unte atleast need to sometime sell assets..aa age kids india la adjust a valid ante meek em telistadi ra.. eeda koosoni sollu eskunattu kadu..atleast show some respect for departed soul...heartless assholes..

[argadorn]

1 hour ago, futureofandhra said:

y u people judge on other life

everyone can try for what they want

u can give suggestion

anthey kani bashin endhuku

i wont support you uncle on this... india lo elanti life lead cheyachu uncle....telusa ...  h1 b lo india lo invest cheyali uncle...  antay ekada illu unna ok ammeskoni povachu....