Can I start my business in H1B visa


arnayj

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4 hours ago, arnayj said:

Can I start a business in H1B visa or can I start it on my spouse's name who is having H4 visa? I am planning to have employees to get the work done.

On H1 you can ONLY be a passive investor into a business. That means putting money into the business but otherwise staying out of it. And your wife also can't work for the business.

That means that you can not hire people, you can not open a company bank account, you can not file taxes, etc. All that is active involvement in the business which is not allowed for somebody on H1 or H4.

See https://www.murthy.com/2014/01/28/home-based-businesses-inadvertent-unauthorized-employment/

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