start a Company on H1B visa

[pruthveej]

Hello,

am on H1B, i would like to start a consulting business .

so my q is , can i start a company on H1B visa???

[JoeF]

You could start a company, but you can not work for it in any form, not even for free.

So, essentially, all you would be able to do is being a passive investor, i.e., putting money into a company and otherwise stay out of it.

[infinitiemployee]

BIG NO

[chtummala]

yes you can .. but you can not work for that ..

and you can only start certain type of legal entity..

you have to hire some body to run your business ..

and it is bit risky.. small things can spoil your future immigration ..

be careful while doing it ..