[samfisher83]

https://www.lawfirm4immigrants.com/h-1b-holder-start-a-busin...

>So, if you decide to work actively for your own company – managing day-to-day activities, acting in elevated positions such as CEO including managerial or executive positions, and hiring-firing people in your business, it might lead to revocation of your H-1B status.

[injb]

This is a bizzare article. The list of activities given here is not an exhaustive list of "working actively". Conspicuously missing from the list is "working". At all.

Next we have this little gem:

"First, decide whether you really want to start your business or not.

If yes, act as a passive investor or passive shareholder in your company. Here is the list of actions you can do to start a business while on your H-1B status:"

You can't start a business passively. Starting a business is an action. Investing in a business is a completely different thing.

The article then gives a list of specific things you can do. None of them involve starting a business.

All I an conclude from this is that you clearly can't start a side business while on a H1B and the author really, really doesn't want to tell you this for some reason.

[marymkearney]

@injb thanks for pointing this out. The article is indeed misleading. Its recommendations are legally inaccurate.

[neipme]

Thanks! Guess it's time to move back :)