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Is it legal to work for equity on a J-1 visa?

I'm currently on a J-1 visa and I understand that I'm not allowed to be paid by any company or organization other than my sponsoring organization. However, is it legal for me to 'work' for a potential ...
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H1-B visa qualifying criteria for employer

I'm a non US citizen, member of a US Domestic LLC formed last year. The LLC pays taxes in the US, has both EIN and DUNS and has no employees yet. I would like to sponsor a non US citizen individual ...
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Can a H1B visa holder be a founder/partner of a company?

Myself and two other partners are planning to start a C-Corporation. One of the partners is on H1B visa sponsored by his employer and he is getting a W2 from them. We have few questions: Can a ...
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Doing a startup on H1-B

I have been itching to do a startup since a long time but this visa (H1-B) is getting forever to sort out (6+ years already) One idea to work around the H1B issue is as follows - I transfer my H1 ...
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Potential employee's F-1 student visa expires in October…How “hard” would it be to get him sponsored?

Currently operating a very small, early-stage startup. Just received first round of seed capital and looking to expand operations this summer. I have been looking for a developer (employee #2) to ...
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Can I start a business in India when working as a full-time SDE position on OPT/H1B in a Software company at USA?

I am working for a US software company as a full time SDE on OPT. I am looking forward to a possible H1B and eventual green card through employment. I am thinking about funding a web 2.0 company with ...
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Starting a LLC on a non-immigrant visa

I am on H1 visa and my spouse is on L1 visa. We both have EADs from my green card filing. We would like to maintain our visa statuses. Given this scenario, is there a way for us to register a LLC, ...
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Anyone started a company while on H1B visa?

Has anyone here started a company while on H1B worker visa? If yes, what legal issues did you face? Could you explain how you overcame those issues?
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Is there a legal way for a foreigner to start a business in US?

I am on a work visa (H1-B) in the US. From what I understand, the only way for me to make money is through my employer. I've some skills that I think I can use to create a product (or website ...