Here is the English translation of the text provided, maintained in a continuous paragraph format without any headings or bullet points:This news is presented by SGT University. Find a job in 60 days or leave America. This is not a movie dialogue but the bitterest truth at this time for thousands of Indian tech professionals living in America. The new wave of layoffs in giant companies like Meta, Amazon, and LinkedIn has caused an upheaval in the lives of those Indians who had been living there for years, who had bought houses there,
and had settled down with their families. Just one email coming from the company is destroying everything for them. For Indian professionals, losing a job does not just mean financial loss, but it also means the start of the countdown to leave the country. What exactly is this 60-day H1B rule? Actually, most of the Indian engineers working in America are on an H1B visa. This visa is directly linked to their company. As soon as the job is lost, their countdown begins under the American immigration rules, i.e., USCIS. After losing a job,
the biggest challenge before them is time. Under American immigration rules, they get very little time to find work in another company to transfer their visa. If they fail to find a new sponsor within this stipulated time, they have to legally leave America, which affects their entire life because it does not just involve finding a job but also puts at stake children’s school education, home loans, healthcare services, and decisions related to the family’s future. Talking about the rules of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, laid-off H1B employees usually have a grace period of 60 days or until their I-94 status is valid. This 60-day period starts from the employee’s last working day and not from the day of receiving the final salary. During this period, they can search for a new job,
apply for other visa categories, or prepare to leave the country. Just imagine, in this era of recession and slow hiring, a period of 2 months passes in the blink of an eye. Some people are trying to switch to a B2 tourist or visitor visa to extend their time, but according to reports, American officials are now scrutinizing these applications very closely and are also demanding extra documents along with them. Now, understand the severity of this crisis through statistics. According to the data site layoffs.fyi, more than 110,000 employees have lost their jobs in the tech industry so far this year, and the biggest blow in this has been dealt to Indians because Indians constitute the largest population among those obtaining H1B visas. US government data for the fiscal year 2025 shows that the number of Indians was the highest among the approved H1B petitions. Companies like Meta are offering 16 weeks of base salary and two additional weeks of salary for every year of service in exchange for layoffs, along with 18 months of healthcare coverage. But despite the financial assistance
, enduring the mental and emotional stress of visa uncertainty is turning out to be very difficult. Children’s education, home loan installments, and the family’s future have all been put at stake in a single stroke. Is the American Dream shattering? Actually, for decades, going to America for Indians meant career growth, better salary, and global exposure, which we call the American Dream. But these recurring layoffs and strict rules have faded the shine of this dream. According to a recent Blind poll, nearly half of the Indian professionals living in America are ready to consider returning to India in the event of losing their job. Meanwhile, some people are turning towards Canada or Europe as an alternative. Indians who possess a green card can stay in America even upon losing their job, but for H1B holders, the situation is now extremely sensitive. A farewell or a new transformation?
But wait, behind these layoffs is not just the economic recession; behind this is also the increasing influence of AI, that is, Artificial Intelligence. Companies are now reducing traditional coding and software roles and turning their entire focus and money toward AI and automation. Meta alone may spend more than 100 billion dollars on AI infrastructure this year. Fear has now settled among the employees that this recession is not temporary, but rather due to this shift in technology, jobs for routine coding and general software roles may decrease forever. Do you also feel that the American Dream has now become a risky proposition for Indians? Do share your opinion with us in the comment box. For other news from home and abroad, keep watching Dainik Jagran. Namaskar.
