A fresh wave of layoffs in the US tech sector is putting Indian professionals on H-1B visas under immediate immigration pressure, as job loss now triggers a strict countdown under the 60-day grace period rule.
As reported by ET earlier, affected employees are also being advised to consider status change filings, including B-2 visitor applications, while they search for new employment or prepare to leave the country.
The situation has intensified as companies such as Meta, Amazon and Oracle continue workforce restructuring, leaving a number of sponsored employees without active jobs.
For H-1B visa holders, employment is directly tied to legal stay in the US, and losing a job activates a limited window in which they must secure a new sponsor, switch visa categories, or exit the country.
The 60-day grace period is central to this process and is now shaping urgent decisions for many impacted workers.ALSO READ: Sacked H-1B staff asked to do more B-2 paperwork60-day clock puts workers on tight timeline Under US immigration rules, H-1B workers who are laid off are generally allowed up to 60 consecutive days to either find a new employer willing to transfer their visa or change their immigration status.
