A foreign worker in the United States has found themselves racing against time after a job loss left them with just three weeks before their visa expires. This prompted urgent advice from strangers on Reddit on how the worker might be able to remain in the country.
The worker is on an H-1B visa and explained that their employer had filed an extension under regular processing, but they were informed they would be laid off in the last week of April. With their visa due to expire in the first week of May, the timing has left them in a dangerous position.
