The immigrant workers in the United States who are laid off of a job unexpectedly in many cases they do not know the alternatives they can use to remain in the country, which is why the Immigration and Citizenship Service (USCIS) posted a list of options you can follow.
Upon arriving in the United States, many foreign citizens face obstacles in obtaining employment and, at the same time, have the possibility of accessing legal work, with non-immigrant statusuncertainty rests on the situation in which he will find himself if he is fired.
- File an application or petition to change your nonimmigrant status.
- Submit an application for adjustment of status.
- Submit an application for an “exigent circumstances” employment authorization document.
- Be the beneficiary of a petition to change employer.
Along these lines, the agency clarifies that if you take one of these actions within two months after the dismissal, The period of authorized stay of the nonimmigrant to remain in the United States may exceed 60 dayseven if you lose your previous nonimmigrant status.
Otherwise, The worker and his dependents must leave the country within 60 daysor when its authorized validity period ends, which may include a shorter period.
How to request the USCIS grace period for migrants dismissed in the United States?
On their official website, Uscis warns that it will determine if the grace period applies to your case during the adjudication of an application for subsequent extension of stay, petition for change of status, petition for adjustment of status, or application for employment authorization due to exigent circumstances.
To access the grace period, petitioners must indicate in a cover letter that you are requesting that the agency exercise its discretion favorably to grant a grace period of up to sixty days, and you can even ask for it if you voluntarily resign from work.
Likewise, Uscis clarifies that a worker is eligible for the maximum 60-day grace period once during each validity period of the authorized employer’s petition, and for the stipulated time, maintains his or her nonimmigrant status.
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