Getting laid off is a brutal ordeal for any H-1B employee, but losing your job just 2 days before the lottery seems terrifying.
One H1B worker shared their nightmare, of getting laid off after eight months. Now the countdown has begun as they have 60 days to find a new sponsor or pack up and leave the US.
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Giving more details about the layoffs the immigrant worker claims they were the only H1B employee caught under the hammer due to “restructuring.”
Their company is offering severance for over two months, but the actual job is gone. Now, they’re stuck wondering whether the “separation date” extends their visa.
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Netizens suggest negotiating to stay on payroll instead of taking severance which is highly unlikely, but worth a shot. Others recommend calling payroll ASAP to confirm when the visa really ends.
However, permanent options are only to find a job within 60 days and pray the transfer gets filed in time.
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For H1B workers, layoffs aren’t just about losing a paycheck. They lose stability, dreams, and years of hard work.
And unless something changes in the system, this brutal 60-day countdown will keep shattering lives.
