Being an American citizen, I had to do that while living there. However, right before I left for the US, my family and I had just obtained PIO (Person of Indian Origin) cards, letting us stay in India on a 15 year visa and getting rid of the need for departure stamps and stuff. I was 17, ready to leave for the US, where I was to meet up with my Dad in the Bay Area who was already there on business.
Kuwa raia wa Marekani, nilikuwa na kufanya kwamba wakati wanaoishi huko. Hata hivyo, haki kabla ya mimi kushoto kwa Marekani, familia yangu na mimi alikuwa tu kupatikana PIO (Mtu wa India Mwanzo) kadi, kuruhusu sisi kukaa nchini India juu ya visa 15 mwaka na kupata kuondoa haja ya mihuri kuondoka na mambo ya ajabu. Nilikuwa 17, tayari kuondoka kwa Marekani, ambapo mimi nilikuwa kukutana na baba yangu katika Bay Area ambaye alikuwa tayari pale juu ya biashara.