Meet ex-Tesla engineer Saiman Shetty who became American citizen through EB-1 Green Card: 'That one decision gave me freedom'

Saiman Shetty, an ex-Tesla engineer, shared how he did not wait for H-1B and took the EB-1A path and now is a US citizen in 13 years. When Saiman Shetty announced on social media that he lost his Green Card, several commentators celebrated without understanding the clickbait. In a video, ahead of the Indian Independence Day, he announced that the USCIS took away his Green Card. He said that a number of trolls reported him to the USCIS as he was helping other immigrants to get their Green Cards in the US. It was just a teaser to announce that USCIS took away his Green Card as he became a US citizen.What is Saiman Shetty's story?Saiman Shetty runs Smart Immigration AI, which he calls the "first and oldest program helping high-skilled immigrants advance their career achievements into an extraordinary future in America". He is also the co-founder of ResumePuppy, a platform to make resumes for tech jobs.Before all these, he worked at Nuro, Lyft, Tesla and a few other companies in the US.But even before his US journey began, he did several internships in India, as his LinkedIn profile lists BSNL and ONGC as his workplaces.Shetty completed his engineering at Visvesvaraya Technological Uni...