{"id":2359,"date":"2023-02-07T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2023-02-07T10:03:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:03:53","slug":"h1b-techie-laid-off-while-in-vacation-outside-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/h1b-techie-laid-off-while-in-vacation-outside-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Techie Gets Fired While On Vacation, Unable To Return To US As H1B Visa Gets Revoked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A shocking incident occurred when a<strong> techie was fired<\/strong> while on vacation by his company. Getting fired is one thing, but the techie here was working on an <strong>H1B visa<\/strong> in the US, like most workers in the technology sector. The H1B techie laid off, who was on<strong> vacation outside the US<\/strong>, could not return to the country due to how the <strong>H1B visa works<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The techie who was on vacation outside of the United States was unable to return because of the restrictions imposed by the <strong>H1B visa<\/strong>. Being laid off is one thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sell his car and the things he had left at his rented apartment, he had to contact his friend. His friend <strong>tweeted <\/strong>about the situation, which went viral and attracted a lot of support. Some even suggested selling his belongings and applying for a <strong>tourist visa<\/strong> to enter the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>H1B Techie laid off While On Vacation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When laid off, <strong>H1B visa holders <\/strong>have a<strong> 60-day grace period <\/strong>to actively seek employment. This grace period only applies if you&#8217;re inside the US border; if you&#8217;re outside, <strong>immigration <\/strong>won&#8217;t let you back in because the H1B visa is sponsored by the employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past few months, <strong>layoffs<\/strong> have rocked the tech industry. As a result of the global economic downturn, tech companies will continue to lay off employees in 2023. Based on layoffs. In 2023, <strong>68502 employees<\/strong> have been laid off by<strong> 229 tech companies.<\/strong> Workers at all levels are being affected by layoffs, which leaves them with few options and little time to find a new jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/traveling-to-the-us-now-use-a-third-country-route-for-a-quick-visa-appointment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">Traveling to the US? Now, use a third-country route for a quick visa appointment<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A former<strong> Google employee<\/strong> shared a similar incident in which he learned of his layoff while feeding his newborn daughter. For the past six months, Nicholas Dufau, a lawyer from Los Angeles, has served as Google&#8217;s associate product counsel. After the birth of his daughter on <strong>January 17,<\/strong> he took a leave of absence as a parent. He received notification on<strong> January 20 at 2 a.m. <\/strong>that he had lost access to his Google corporate account while feeding his infant. 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