🔥 Is the 60-Day H-1B Grace Period Being Eliminated? Don’t Panic — It Hasn’t Taken Effect Yet!

Many people saw the news today saying that **the White House has approved the elimination of the 60-day grace period for H-1B workers after losing their jobs.**

And naturally, people started getting anxious:

**Does this mean H-1B workers will have to leave the U.S. immediately after being laid off?

Is the 60-day grace period already gone?

Will there no longer be enough time to complete an H-1B transfer?**

First, the bottom line:

👉 **The 60-day grace period is still in place. It has NOT been eliminated, and no new rule has taken effect yet.**

What the news is referring to as “White House approval” is more precisely this:

**DHS’s proposed rule to eliminate the 60-day grace period has completed regulatory review by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).**

In simple terms:

**The White House has finished its review and cleared the proposal to move forward.**

But that is **very different from the new rule already being implemented.**

Here’s roughly where things stand right now:

**DHS proposes the idea**

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**White House OIRA review**

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**Review completed / cleared to proceed ✅**

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**Proposed Rule published**

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**Public comment period**

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**DHS reviews the comments and proposal**

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**Final Rule**

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**The rule takes effect on its effective date**

The next step we really need to watch is:

👉 **When will the formal Proposed Rule be published in the Federal Register?**

Once the proposal is released, we’ll know the details, including:

* Will the 60-day grace period be completely eliminated, or simply shortened?

* Will there be any exceptions?

* What happens to people who are already within their 60-day grace period?

* Will there be any transition provisions for H-1B transfers?

So yes, you can keep an eye on the news — but **there’s no need to panic just yet.**

What will actually determine the impact on H-1B workers is the **Proposed Rule** and, ultimately, the **Final Rule**.

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