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If you lose your job for any reason, you're accruing unlawful stay from the next day.

Obama admin during their lame duck days introduced a one time grace period(within 3 years) of 60 days. If you lose that new job, you're supposed to leave immediately. However, immigration officers usually waive minor periods of unlawful stay before filing for a transfer, how many days is a matter of your luck.

>And your employer possibly requires you reimburse them for all sponsorship fees

This is pretty illegal and even the shady body shops never do this.

Also the law states that that company has to reimburse the employee for the return tickets.



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