India, Feb. 26 -- H-1B visa holders are highly skilled professionals working in the United States, but their legal status is directly linked to their jobs. Losing employment can immediately put their residency at risk and create uncertainty about their ability to stay in or return to the country.

Recently, one such employee took to Reddit to share his predicament after being laid off while he was in India for a family emergency. "I got laid off by company when I am in India for family emergency in India. My H1B petition is valid till 2028. What options I have now in India to stamp visa again and back to USA," he wrote in a post titled "Got laid off while I am in India."

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