When does an H1B worker lose status after being laid off?
An H-1B employee will lose his H-1B status the day he stops working. He is no longer in legal H-1B status after leaving his sponsoring employer, whether he quits, is laid off or fired. A severance package complicates the situation during a layoff, so please read on for more discussions. What is most confusing about H1B and layoff is the so called “grace period” – a short period of time that allows you to depart the US or seek other options – but a grace period doesn’t mean you are in legal status. You may still be accruing unlawful stay during a grace period.
