From India to the US again? Laid-off techie weighs H-1B return

After being laid off on March 15th,one Indian techie packed up and moved back to India in early April, thinking their American chapter had closed for good. But now, with an H-1B visa still valid until December and only one term into the six-year limit, they are asking a question many in their position have faced, “Hey guys, I was laid off on March 15th and moved to India in the first week of April with the plan of not going back to the U.S. But I have my H-1B visa valid till December and it is only my first term.