Please everyone upvote this post so that more people can share their thoughts. Laid off from Uber due to performance reasons. They call it termination on visa. What are my options if I am laid off ? Heard some murmurs about filing for B1/B2 Change of Status with USCIS and that can buy time while the application is pending with USCIS. What happens if I find an employer and then they decide to file for my h1b transfer petition. Will it count as change of status ? Or do I have to leave the US to get a consular appointment?
Is your current status H1? If you move to B1/B2 and then an employer files for H1, it will be change of status but you’ll be cap-exempt, meaning you don’t need to go through lottery again.
If they file for change of status, you don’t have to. If they file as consular processing then you’ll need to leave and get the visa. Make sure they file as change of status with USCIS.
I mean if I am laid off,and file for B1 change of status which remains in status pending then if I find a new employer that files for my h1b transfer petition in Change of Status, will it be approved smoothly? Or do I have to leave the US to get a consular processing approval ? Like is Change of Status approved on pending state of B1/B2 visa ?
laid off due to performance reasons? so you were pip? i wouldnt call that layoff
If you are already on H1B .. no need to leave the country after H1B transfer
I mean if I am laid off,and file for B1 change of status which remains in status pending then if I find a new employer that files for my h1b transfer petition in Change of Status, will it be approved smoothly? Or do I have to leave the US to get a consular processing approval ? Like is Change of Status approved on pending state of B1/B2 visa ?
OP: Forget the B1. I haven't heard of even one success case with that option. Just look for jobs or go to contracting temporarily. Or go to India and apply for jobs and do an H1 visa transfer from there.
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I am on an H1B but no approved I-140. No spouse. Do you know how I can navigate this situation?
You get 60 days on H1B. However, please hire an expert attorney to navigate through the situation and options to buy time on B1/B2. Good luck
Yeah. Will explore a law firm to navigate this difficult situation.
Search on AILA.org to find an immigration lawyer. A $200 consultation with an immigration attorney will give you a lot more clarity than Blind. I recommend this law firm, followed it a lot, super informative dude. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCz8KsDcRFXxzYO4guvCR-LA
Uber has layoffs? I’m interviewing there 🥺
They pip regularly for the lowest performers
Don’t listen to GanduGupta, they for some reason hate Uber but somehow can’t leave? Or maybe were fired a while ago and want to stick it to Uber. These were low performers being managed out, it was long due. Uber has backfill for those roles.
Most of the recent terminations are not completely related to perf based. There was no PIP. It was a regular 1:1 with a shocking surprise to most of the folks. I am in the same boat as OP. Our managers have never mentioned about low performance in regular 1:1’s. Infact i was set up for promo this year, i was been told my work was exceptional in Jan 2023. In Feb 2023, it got changed to low perf and then instant termination. I have seen people in Maternity leave were let go of bad perf.
Siemens hires some A class morons seems like.
Siemens have some empathy