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- Vaishali Gauba dreamed of being a journalist in the US but wasn't able to secure an H-1B visa.
- Years later, Gauba secured a work visa in Canada after moving there to study.
- She said she likes Canada's quality of life and found the visa process is friendlier to immigrants.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Vaishali Gauba, 29, about her experience navigating the US and Canadian immigration systems. Business Insider verified her visas. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I moved to the US when I was 17, with ambitions of being a journalist.