For thousands of Indian tech workers in the US, losing jobs now means more than unemployment. This could also trigger a 60-day countdown that could decide whether they can continue to live in the country with their families.As AI-driven restructuring gains momentum in Silicon Valley, layoffs at companies like Meta, Amazon and Oracle are leaving many Indian professionals on H-1B visas struggling to secure new jobs before their legal stay expires.A viral post on X cited by American Bazaar recently shows the concern spreading among Indian communities abroad. The post described the situation of an Indian engineer who was recently removed from Meta.“An Indian engineer at Meta gets a layoff email at 11 pm Bengaluru time. His wife is on an H-4. Their child is in 3rd grade in Seattle. The lease on his Bellevue apartment still has 8 months left. His H-1B clock has just started ticking – 60 days. Meta’s stock soared on the news. It’s getting more efficient, Zak said. AI transformation for 2 lakh Indians abroad This is exactly what It appears that AI has the greatest impact on Indians abroad.”The post gained popularity online as many users expressed concern over how the mass layoffs were affecting Indian families who have built their lives in the United States over many years. For many families, uncertainty extends far beyond employment. Workers are now dealing with rental agreements, mortgages, school-going kids and immigration deadlines all at the same time. Some laid-off professionals are trying to temporarily switch to a B-2 visitor visa to remain in the US while they look for another employer. The visa may allow them to stay in the country for up to six months, but immigration lawyers say approval has become increasingly difficult.The pressure is mounting along with widespread job cuts in the tech industry. Data from Layoffs.fyi shows that more than 110,000 employees have already lost jobs across 144 technology companies in 2026 alone. A large number of those affected are Indian H-1B workers.A report by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) showed that of the 406,348 approved H-1B petitions in FY 2015, 283,772 were from Indians, underscoring their dominant presence in the US technology sector.