Beyond the widely researched case of nurses, the post-migration experiences of highly skilled Indian women in the Gulf remain insufficiently studied. Based on in-depth interviews with 30 college-educated Indian women in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this study illustrates how migration simultaneously creates opportunities and challenges for these women, mediated by the intersections of work, family, and everyday public life. The analysis identifies four distinct post-migration mobility experiences—compounded, compromised, contradictory, and carefree—each reflecting these women’s ability to secure employment and levels of satisfaction with their employment status. The UAE’s migration policy, which permits trailing spouses on dependent visas to work, the systematic devaluation of Indian women’s qualifications, the timing of pregnancies, enduring gendered caregiving expectations, and the safety and comfort of living in the UAE influence their sense of well-being. And, as a result, they often shift between these categories, with the direction of such “mixed mobility” trajectories varying vastly and being path-dependent, primarily determined by their early employment outcomes.