Ujjwal Chadha, an Indian-origin AI Engineering Lead, has left his Developer role at Microsoft in the US and moved back to India for remote work. He shared on X that the switch has changed his life. Chadha talked about the "PPP" advantage: $250,000 feels good in Seattle but goes much further in Delhi. His rent dropped by 80%, and he now saves 90% of his income. He also mentioned the "Time Dividend," as he no longer faces long commutes, frozen dinners, or lonely winters. "Now, I have chai with my parents every evening. I have a cook. I have a driver. I have time," he said. Chadha stressed that he did not step down but "stepped up" in his career. Working remotely removes "visa anxiety" and lets him focus on building products and ideas. His move reflects a larger trend: Indian tech workers are the biggest group on US H-1B visas. Between October 2022 and September 2023, Indians received 72.3% of all H-1B visas. These visas allow skilled workers to join US tech companies. Chadha said, "I didn't leave the US to retire. I left to actually live." Since Donald Trump's return to office, US visa rules tightened. The US paused immigrant visa issuance for many countries, causing delays. The backlog of visa and immigration cases hit record highs amid slower processing and more fraud checks. H-1B visa changes include high new application fees and stricter social media reviews. These have caused appointment cancellations and long waits abroad, pushing approvals to 2027. These tough visa hurdles are driving skilled Indians like Chadha to opt for remote work from India.