H1B withdrawal & 60-day grace period

[shyam_t_e]

Hello,

My employer will be sending my H1B withdrawal petition to USCIS next week as my employment is coming to an end. I would like to know the following. 

1. When does the H1B withdrawal take effect? - the day when USCIS receives the withdrawal notice from the employer or the after USCIS revokes the petition (after a couple of weeks / months) and the status is updated on the website. 

2. When does the 60-day grace period start -  After the employer mails the withdrawal petition out or only right after the petition is actually revoked? 

 

Thanks a lot in advance!

SE 

 

[JoeF]

The 60 day grace period starts when you are laid off.

That is the only thing that matters for you.