US to scrap 60-day job search window for H-1B visa workers after layoffs? What we know

The United States is currently mulling a proposal to scrap the 60-day window for job search provided to foreign workers with non-immigrant visas after layoffs. The move, if it comes to fruition, may force these foreign visa workers to leave the country after job loss. This proposed DHS regulation is currently under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), according to its website. While the specific details of the proposal are not yet publically known, if finalised, the proposal would end the 60-day grace period accorded to certain principal non-immigrants and their dependents if the principal’s [...]