Timeline of events
No dependents currently on derivative status — nothing cascades.
H-1B Compass
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Family-cascade analysis
Principal grace ends: 2026-07-22
Spouse
No spouse on derivative status
Children at risk (≤3 yrs to 21)
0
Earliest age-out
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When to call an attorney
CSPA age calculation and India/China-born age-out risk are case-specific. This tool surfaces the deadlines worth knowing — but the math that locks an age (the I-485 filing date, the I-140 pending duration) requires a USCIS attorney with your file in hand.
What “family cascade” means when an H-1B is laid off
Most layoff guidance focuses on the H-1B principal: 60 days of grace, transfer paths, B-2 conversion. But every dependent in the household is on a derivative status that cascades the moment the principal’s status changes. This tool surfaces the timing that matters.
- H-4 / L-2 spousesshare your 60-day grace window only as long as you remain in the US to use it. If you depart on Day 30, the spouse’s status ends on Day 30, not Day 60.
- H-4 / L-2 EAD is tied to your I-94. The card itself may show an expiration date months away — but functionally the work-authorization ends when your status ends.
- Children age out at 21. For India- and China-born families with backlogged green-card categories, the math gets non-obvious. The CSPA (Child Status Protection Act) can subtract I-140 pending time from a child’s age, but only after the I-485 is filed.
- F-1 fallback for aging-out kids is the standard playbook — get an I-20 from a SEVP-certified school 3–6 months before the 21st birthday, file I-539 change of status. Even community-college I-20s work.
For the principal’s side of the plan, see /timeline. For AC21 / I-140 portability questions that interact with the family side, see /ac21-calculator.