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anish_m | 5 years ago

I'm on H1B trying to start a company. I have been working in USA for 10 years now and was on H1B the whole time (Born in India). What are my options to start a company? I have a co-founder in mind in similar situation with H1B visa. How much money should I raise to be able to sponsor H1B for my own company?

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phakding|5 years ago

As another guy from India who was on H1B and started a company. You can start a company but you may not work for it. You can attend the board meetings and that's the extent of your involvement. If you do anything, even clean the floors of the office you are technically breaking the law as your h1b allows you to only work for the employer that sponsored your Visa.

ublaze|5 years ago

How do they enforce these things? I'm sure if you do something silly like show up in the company's payroll you'll suffer consequences but this rule is pretty nuanced.