‘H-1B is effectively dead’: Redditor on valid visa gets laid off during India visit for family emergency
An Indian Redditor sought help from the H-1B community members, presenting a unique crisis. While hundreds of H-1B visa holders are stranded in India as their visa stamping expired and there is no appointment date available in the consular offices in India for immediate stamping, the Redditor has an H-1B petition valid till 2028 but no job to return to. “I got laid off by company when I am in India for family emergency in India . My H1B petition is valid till 2028 . What options I have now in India to stamp visa again and back to USA,” the Redditor asked.
The most common answer that came up from the viral post was that the situation has practically no solution other than staying in India.
