Losing a job while being pregnant can be heartbreaking. For someone on an H-1B visa , it can be even more stressful because of visa rules and extra scrutiny.

A social media post by an H-1B visa holder has gone viral after she shared her painful experience of being laid off during her third trimester of pregnancy. The woman said she was getting ready to request maternity leave when she suddenly got the news that she was being let go.

“I am in my third trimester and was planning to request maternity leave. But I got the news I am being let go. What should I do?” she wrote. “My husband has been looking for a job since he got laid off a few months ago. He didn’t take COBRA and we were on my insurance plan. Now we are both out of work, it’s not looking good. My husband is a green card h

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