India, July 29 -- If you lose your H-1B employment in the United States, you are granted a period of 60 days to secure a new position. If this timeframe elapse without a new employer submitting a transfer application, many people who have been laid off from their visa jobs typically opt to transition to a B-2 tourist visa, allowing them additional time to continue their job search. However, this alternative solution is now facing significant challenges.

Immigration authorities are progressively denying the change of status from H-1B to B-2, placing skilled workers in a difficult situation that, for many people, culminates in a return flight to their home country.

Immigration attorney Vic Goel from Goel & Anderson informed Forbes that th...