By Ritu Singh
Publication Date: 2026-05-04 11:47:00
An Indian-origin software engineer at Microsoft has gone viral after sharing her long and uncertain journey to securing a US Green Card after facing seven consecutive H-1B visa rejections. Aishani B, a senior software engineer, revealed that between 2019 and 2025 she entered the H-1B lottery every year without being selected even once. What began as disappointment gradually turned into what she described as a “slow, quiet erosion of certainty,” as repeated setbacks led to growing self-doubt.
Reflecting on the emotional toll, Aishani said that while the first rejection was difficult, she learned to rationalise the next. Over time, she stopped discussing the process with others, not out of shame, but because there was nothing new to share.
“What nobody tells you about losing repeatedly: It’s not one moment of disappointment. It’s a slow, quiet erosion of certainty….