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My father saved for years so I could work in the US. Losing my job forced me to start over in Germany.
Ananya Joshi, an Indian national, moved to the US in 2022 to study biotechnology, worked in Chicago until losing her job in 2025 due to H-1B visa sponsorship issues, and relocated to Germany. She now considers starting a company in India after being forced to leave the US.
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