Laid off from H1B and coming back on Tourist Visa?

[londoncitizen]

hi all,

I am a UK citizen who was recently laid off from a H-1B job in the US. I was told by lawyers that I had 30 days to find a new employer in the US to run a H-1B transfer. If I do not find one, I will be returning to the UK at the end of 30 days.
However I need more time to pack up my things and woud also like to visit relatives (brother in law is a US citizen from long-established US citizen family and my sister is a US permanent resident). So I am planning to return to the US a couple of weeks after going back to the UK - just as a tourist visitor. There is a tourist visa waiver program operating between the UK and the US.

Should I apply for a tourist visa or should just go back to the US under the tourist waiver and everything will be ok that way?

(btw I am asking here first rather than the lawyers as I am bit suspicious that they are biased towards selling more of their very expensive services/advice sessions)
Thanks very much for any advice!

 

[GotPR?]

I think B visa and VWP is equivalent. Unless you are likely to extend your stay more than 90 days or you have history of visa denial or overstay, VWP should be good enough.

 

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