FINALLY..! I decided to to go out of country and leave H1B headache...I felt that why it is so hard to take this decision...Sorry, here is my background...I have been waiting for my H1B ext, and as of last week, we were not sure whether it will get approved or not, but time is ticking with current visa expiration by 29th Jan. This week it got approved (After three months of hectic process) But, I decided to leave...Will see again once things gets better. (Cont.....)

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Kudos for deciding to take control. If something is bothering you, change it.
How involved your journey back home will depend on how long have you been here.
Take care of finances before you go.
1. Set up an NRE/NRO account if you don't have one.
2. Consider rolling over 401k to Roth IRA (if 401k is going to attract fees from the account provider).
3. Talk to your bank in US to a. ensure they know of your move and can help take off OTP based authentication, b. change accoubt type to something that does not expect a direct deposit and fhat you have the minimum amount requirednto not incur monthly fees.
4. Lock your credit files.
5. Go through ypur checking and credit card accounts to list down all services you subscribe to and close them off
6. Cancel all insurance and warranty (auto, home, furniture, etc.)
7. Create an excel list of things to do and categorize them into priority buckets. Set deadlines for each bucket. Do a pivot to summarize how many in each category are left off.
There are many more to do, but all good things require hard, don't they? :)
All the best!

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Bravo to decide your life's next big move.
May I know what triggered you to take this decision ?
I myself is looking to move out from USA but don't have courage to take this big step.
Moreover my sister at my home country discourages me to come back. She is concerned I might not like back there as I have lived in USA.

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WHAT DO I NEED TOR TAKE CARE BEFORE I LEAVE US? Please no silly answers..I will take it once I reach home country :)

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