# Indian H-1B worker says unpaid wages forced US return 2026-08-06T20:41:30+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet An Indian woman says she is returning to India after 12 years in the US because her employer stopped paying her for six months and her H-1B status was revoked. The Times of India reports that she shared her account in an NRI group and had filed a complaint with the US Department of Labor. She said her husband shifted to H-4 status and the couple has three children, including an infant. US Citizenship and Immigration Services generally seeks recent pay stubs when workers transfer employers, extend visas or adjust status. The Times of India reports that consultancy employees may lose pay while waiting for client assignments. Such unpaid benching breaches Department of Labor rules, but missing payroll records can still leave workers unable to prove continued H-1B status. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: H-1B visas, Indian diaspora, IT consultancies, US immigration Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/indian-h-1b-worker-says-unpaid-wages-forced-us-return/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/indian-h-1b-worker-says-unpaid-wages-forced-us-return/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.