u/EastArcher7564

I recently moved back to India after being in US for 12 years. I returned to India because my mother was keeping unwell and I wanted to support her during her recovery.

After returning to India, one of my cousin brothers was implying that I have not been an ideal son. This is the same person who has never held a full time job and leeches off his elder sister. He once scammed his brother-in-law of 1 crore Rs! When his mother was in ICU, he went on a vacation and could not care any less.

Then, my relatives b*tch about how I must have not returned to India voluntarily and I must have been deported or laid off. Some of them have mentioned this to my face.

I have one elder cousin sister who I have never spoken rudely to or done anything to affect her. But she brainwashes my own brother against me.

My parents have slept on the hospital floors while caring for our relatives. But when we needed their support, they were nowhere to be seen.

None of my cousins - who I have wished on birthdays and congratulated on occasions - ever message me. The same people, who treated our house as their second home, now do not give af about me or my parents.

I returned to India on May 12, 2025 (after being in US for 12 years).

Today is May 12, 2026.

I took the decision to return quite abruptly. I remember my father telling me about my mother's health issues and I was so overwhelmed with sadness that I booked my return ticket on Feb 15, 2025 and 3 months later, I was in India.

In hindsight, I should have planned my move well in advance. My initial thought was to hire a CA after returning to India - I should have hired a CA before returning to India. I also came to know about several forms such as W8BEN which one needs to file with US banks after returning to India.

I was fortunate enough to find a job within 2 weeks of landing here. But it took me 6 months to get my Aadhar (my payroll was initially frozen due to no Aadhar) and I got it only after meeting with a BLO officer.

My mother has recovered now completely. I am glad I was there for her when she needed me the most. But now that I have spent a year in India, I have realized something: I do not want to live in India permanently. I am once again applying to jobs overseas (not US but elsewhere).