Saima
Shetty,
a
ex-Tesla
e gi ee ,
sha ed
how
he
did
ot
wait
fo
H-1B
a d
took
the
EB-1A
path
a d
ow
is
a
US
citize
i
13
yea s.
Whe
Saima
Shetty
a ou ced
o
social
media
that
he
lost
his
G ee
Ca d,
seve al
comme tato s
celeb ated
without
u de sta di g
the
clickbait.
I
a
video,
ahead
of
the
I dia
I depe de ce
Day,
he
a ou ced
that
the
USCIS
took
away
his
G ee
Ca d.
He
said
that
a
umbe
of
t olls
epo ted
him
to
the
USCIS
as
he
was
helpi g
othe
immig a ts
to
get
thei
G ee
Ca ds
i
the
US.
It
was
just
a
tease
to
a ou ce
that
USCIS
took
away
his
G ee
Ca d
as
he
became
a
US
citize .
What
is
Saima
Shetty’s
sto y?
Saima
Shetty
u s
Sma t
Immig atio
AI,
which
he
calls
the
“fi st
a d
oldest
p og am
helpi g
high-skilled
immig a ts
adva ce
thei
ca ee
achieveme ts
i to
a
ext ao di a y
futu e
i
Ame ica”.
He
is
also
the
co-fou de
of
ResumePuppy,
a
platfo m
to
make
esumes
fo
tech
jobs.Befo e
all
these,
he
wo ked
at
Nu o,
Lyft,
Tesla
a d
a
few
othe
compa ies
i
the
US.But
eve
befo e
his
US
jou ey
bega ,
he
did
seve al
i te ships
i
I dia,
as
his
Li kedI
p ofile
lists
BSNL
a d
ONGC
as
his
wo kplaces.Shetty
completed
his
e gi ee i g
at
Visvesva aya
Tech ological
U ive sity
i
2013
a d
the
we t
to
A izo a
State
U ive sity
fo
his
MS
i
elect ical
e gi ee i g.His
US
sto y
spa s
f om
2013
to
2026,
du i g
which
he
switched
f om
a
stude t
visa
to
a
Ei stei
visa
a d
the
st aight
to
US
citize ship.
Recou ti g
his
US
sto y,
Shetty
said
that
he
was
a
b oke
i te atio al
stude t
with
a
o e-way
ticket,
fighti g
it
out
i
a
ew
cou t y
—
fi st
i
his
family
to
set
foot
i
the
US
a d
he
had
o
pla
B.”Ame ica
did
ot
oll
out
a
ed
ca pet.
She
beat
me
up.
She
tested
me
at
eve y
si gle
tu .
The
debt
I
did ’t
k ow
how
I’d
epay.
The
jobs
that
said
o.
The
H1B
lotte y
I
lost.
The
backlogs.
Walki g
away
f om
a
comfo table
Silico
Valley
paycheck
to
go
build
somethi g
of
my
ow .
Eve y
step,
I
had
to
p ove
myself.
Agai .
A d
agai ,”
he
w ote
i
his
I stag am
post.”A
few
jealous
p icks
decided
I
was
a
“f aud”
a d
built
a
eat
little
t ap
fo
me.
Ha ded
it
to
USCIS
with
a
bow
o
top.
A d
fo
a
mome t,
the
most
powe ful
immig atio
system
o
ea th
almost
took
the
bait,”
he
said
addi g
that
he
was
i vestigated
by
the
USCIS
fo
his
immig atio
platfo m
a d
they
fi ally
adjudicated
that
he
was
ot
doi g
a ythi g
illegal.
‘I
built
my
p ofile
f om
sc atch’
Shetty
sha ed
that
afte
he
did
ot
get
picked
by
the
H-1B
lotte y,
he
built
his
p ofile
f om
sc atch
a d
w ote
his
ow
petitio
fo
EB1A
G ee
Ca d
which
is
called
the
Ei stei
visa.
“That
o e
decisio
gave
me
f eedom,
stability,
a d
a
missio .
I
ealized:
o
o e
should
have
to
go
th ough
this
alo e,”
he
said.
What
is
EB1A
G ee
Ca d?
The
EB-1A
visa
(Employme t-Based
Fi st
P efe e ce)
is
a
US
pe ma e t
eside cy
optio ,
commo ly
k ow
as
a
“Ei stei
G ee
Ca d”,
desig ed
fo
i dividuals
who
possess
ext ao di a y
ability
i
the
scie ces,
a ts,
educatio ,
busi ess,
o
athletics.You
do
ot
eed
a
employe
i
the
US
to
spo so
you
a d
ca
file
the
petitio
fo
you self.
But
the e
a e
ce tai
co ditio s
that
o e
has
to
fulfil
to
become
eligible
fo
this
G ee
Ca d.Wi e s
of
the
Nobel
P ize,
Osca ,
G ammy,
o
Olympia s
qualify
fo
this
G ee
Ca d
st aight
away.The
est
have
to
meet
at
least
3
of
10
c ite ia1.
Lesse
atio al
o
i te atio al
p izes/awa ds
fo
excelle ce.2.
Membe ship
i
associatio s
that
equi e
outsta di g
achieveme t.3.
Published
mate ial
about
you
o
you
wo k
i
majo
p ofessio al
media.4.
Pa ticipatio
as
a
judge
o
eviewe
of
the
wo k
of
othe s
i
you
field.5.
O igi al
scie tific,
schola ly,
a tistic,
o
busi ess
co t ibutio s
of
majo
sig ifica ce.6.
Autho ship
of
schola ly
a ticles
i
p ofessio al
o
majo
t ade
jou als.7.
Display
of
you
wo k
i
a tistic
exhibitio s
o
showcases.8.
Pe fo mi g
a
leadi g
o
c itical
ole
i
disti guished
o ga izatio s.9.
Comma di g
a
high
sala y
o
sig ifica tly
high
emu e atio
compa ed
to
pee s.10.
Comme cial
success
i
the
pe fo mi g
a ts
(box
office
sales,
st eam
cou ts).