Househusband On H-4 Visa Learned From Time, Without Job

Being on an H-4 visa in America, when you are a qualified professional and own all the skills required to join the workforce, is an extremely isolating and depressing experience. I was a young lawyer from India, had completed law school with flying colours and was practising law in India.

We moved to the United States as soon as we got married. My wife found work here and I made the hard decision to come on an H-4 visa even though I knew I won’t be able to work. During this time, I took the bar exam in America, passed it and, well, was still unemployed, as my visa restricted me from working.

My two years of being a forced househusband taught me very important lessons – a one-income household in America really puts a financial strain on families.

Sitting at home also trusts you as a professional also somewhere I knew that this gap will slow my professional graph.

It took me two years after we filed for the adjustment of status, I could get my green card and work once again.

I came back to practising law, I chose to be an immigration lawyer to help several others like me who may be struggling with visas, immigration and legal hassles, besides dealing with an emotional journey to uproot themselves and make a new country their home.