Legal Question in Immigration Law in Virginia

My husband is on an L1 visa, and I am on an L2. My Husband would like to leave his job, which obviously means that our visa will become invalid. Do we have a grace period in which to pack up all our stuff/sell stuff/tie up all the loose ends? We are UK citizens, does this mean that even though the visa has expired we can stay in the US and travel for a few weeks as a holiday, or would we have to leave the US and come back in as regular visitors? Thanks.


Asked on 12/04/12, 11:42 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marlene Hemmings Marlene Hemmings, Attorney at Law

Unfortunately, there is no grace period if you quit an employment sponsored visa position. You would have to depart & return on a B-2 if you wanted to be in legal status. However, you would only face a bar to readmission if you accrued 180 days or more of illegal presence in the United States.

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Answered on 12/04/12, 1:13 pm


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