Posted by: nepinny September 26, 2008
IF LAID OFF WHILE ON H1B!!! what do you do?
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sorry to be the bearer of bad news :
a. there is no grace period.
b. its better to find sponsoring employment as soon as possible

for h1b transfer you would need to attach your last 2 recent pay-stubs so
depending on your pay period [ if you can file transfer within a month ] you would be safe.

pushing beyond 2 month is risky but i have seen people who have had their transfer approved after 3 months.(just 1)
 
but mostly after 1.5 months gap you would start getting rfe
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