60 days or leave: Indians with H-1B visa struggling to survive after layoffs | The BriefWire
60 days or leave: Indians with H-1B visa struggling to survive after layoffs
Published on 5/20/2026, 7:43:48 AM
Key points
For thousands of Indian tech workers in the US, the past few months have turned into a race against time.
One layoff email can suddenly put an entire life at risk — jobs, homes, children's schooling, and even the right to stay in the country.
With companies like Meta, Amazon and Oracle cutting jobs, many Indians on H-1B visas are now struggling to survive under a strict 60-day deadline imposed by US immigration rules, as suggested by a fresh report from Economic Times.
Under the H-1B system, foreign workers who lose their jobs get only 60 days to find another employer willing to sponsor them.
If they fail, they are expected to leave the US.
Quick context: For thousands of Indian tech workers in the US, the past few months have turned into a race against time.