Laid Off on an H-1B? Your 60-Day Grace Period Still Applies, but DHS Wants to End It
If you lose an H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN or E job today, you still have up to 60 days to find a new sponsor or change status. A September 11 proposal would take that away, leaving no time at all. Here is how the grace period works now, what the proposal would change, and what to do in the first week after a layoff.