I would recommend this article which is exactly about the situation you're in: http://www.expatsoftware.com/articles/2008/05/laid-off-one-thing-you-absolutely-

I would recommend this article which is exactly about the situation you're in: http://www.expatsoftware.com/articles/2008/05/laid-off-one-thing-you-absolutely-need.html http://www.expatsoftware.com/articles/2008/05/laid-off-one-t... It was written by a fellow HNer a few years ago, but still relevant today, IMHO. Edit: shortened overlong sentence.