Overview
- Gautam Dey, an Indian-origin professional on an H-1B visa in the United States, wrote on LinkedIn that he could not reach India before his mother died of stage 4 lung cancer.
- He said he spent 26 days seeking an emergency visa stamping appointment and sent hospital records to the consulate but did not get a timely slot.
- He explained that leaving the U.S. without a confirmed appointment could have left him stuck abroad for months and put his job and his family’s status at risk.
- He described seeing his mother only through calls and video during her final days and called the outcome the biggest regret of his life.
- He said he was not making a political claim and urged younger workers to weigh the human cost of immigration rules, as outlets including NDTV, Hindustan Times, and Times Now reported no official response or policy change.