cipher20 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I am a H1B visa holder in US. I like photography as a hobby. I wanted to check if it is legal for me to earn money through my photography skills. I currently do not make any extra income other than my primary employment with the company that sponsored by visa. Some of the activities that I had in mind to possibly pursue - Sell prints online or otherwise - Money from some sort of photoshoot (family photshoot, portraits, weddings etc) - Photography workshop either in person / possibly online - Utilizing other photography related skills like help with editing images etc - I also wanted to clarify that earning money / rewards through some photography contest is not illegal ? Link to comment
JoeF Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 No, you can not do that. Link to comment
rahul412 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Generally, a person on H1 cannot work for any employer including himself except for H1 sponsoring employer. Link to comment
jairichi Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 It is illegal. Link to comment
cipher20 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Thank you for the responses. However is it ok to take part in contests /competitions ? Link to comment
JoeF Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 That would depend on the type of the contests or competitions. You can pursue a hobby, but you can't make money with it, not even from contests. Link to comment
jairichi Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Thank you for the responses. However is it ok to take part in contests /competitions ? Yes Link to comment
cipher20 Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Thank you. Link to comment
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