When you lose your job while on an H-1B, you get a 60-day grace period to stay in the United States. By day 60, you must either leave, transfer your H-1B to another company, or find another visa status to remain in the U.S. So, start interviewing for another job—or create your own startup—now! We can turn your 60-day grace period into a total of eight months of immigration runway, so contact us! Your I-797 cannot be transferred from one employer to another, but your H-1B can be “transferred” to another employer if that employer applies for an H-1B on your behalf.