Laid off on an H-1B? Plan your 60 days

After your employment ends, an H-1B worker is not treated as failing to maintain status for up to 60 consecutive days, or until the end of the authorized validity period if that is shorter. DHS may shorten it, and you may not work during it unless otherwise authorized. Within it you can leave, or you can apply for an extension of stay or a change of status if you are otherwise eligible. After it ends, staying without a pending filing puts your status at risk.

Enter your last working day. The planner counts 60 days from it, stops at your I-94 end date if that is sooner, and builds a week-by-week plan: the home sale clock, unvested stock, Social Security credits, accounts to keep, and what to do in India after you land.

Source: 8 CFR 214.1(l)(2).