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How to start up a company in UK with a Tier 2 VISA
I would like to start-up a company or represent a foreign company in UK. I have a Tier 2 Visa as dependant of a Intra Company Transfer ICT Tier 2 Visa. I have the right to work but I need to know if a ...
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Starting a company in the US as a foreigner
I am a student from Germany, and I want to start a company in the US.
I've given starting it here first and then eventually expanding to the US some serious consideration, however, the chances of ...
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Green card application for founder
I've seen a number of questions / answers on H1-B visas for startup founders. That's not an issue in our case as the H1-B process has been pretty smooth.
The problem we have is that we are now at a ...
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LLC partnership on student visa and then transfer to H1B
I am on F1 visa. I'm done with my masters and am on my OPT. Can I be a partner in an LLC?
What about when I go on H1B.
I'm looking to startup in Texas & California both.
I tried to look for some ...
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Can a person open up a company in Canada with a Student Visa?
Am interested in starting a company in CA, but am on a student visa. So, can you please suggest me ways or options for me to do the same.
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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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I'm on H1B that I want to keep, but I'm about to co-found a start-up
I don't want to risk my H1B and current job at all. I currently work at a fortune 500 company and it's a really nice deal.
However, I helped build this great website which will be an automated ...
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H1B co-founder for company that may not make profit for 3-4 years
Our question is very similar to this one: While H1B can I work on my interested Idea as Startup with no intention of earning?
We have one co-founder on a H1B visa who we want to make a legal ...
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How to properly bring remotely working freelancer to US for a short period of time?
We have our lead developer working for us remotely outside of USA.
We would like to bring him over to US for a month - what kind of visa should he get to do this properly? Is B1/B2 a right choice? But ...
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Foreigner starting a business in the USA
I am officially a "legal alien allowed to work" in the USA (I have a F-1 student visa). I know I cannot work anywhere else, but the university I attend (and no more than 20h a week).
I would like to ...
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As an European, is it possible to travel to the US on a tourist visa and visit companies to apply for jobs or business assignments in person?
As an European, is it possible to travel to the US on a tourist visa and visit companies to apply for jobs or business assignments in person? I. e. is it possible from a legal perspective, from a ...
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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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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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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 ...
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Bringing in partner who is on an H4 Visa
My brother and I started a game company about 5 months ago. We are a general partnership. We recently went to a hackathon and I brought a friend from school as our dedicated game designer. We worked ...
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Self-employed would like to hire non-US
I am a self-employed political consultant and would like to hire a non-US citizen to help me work on EU-US relations and have him work with me in the US. I am confident that his expertise cannot be ...
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Startup on F-1 Visa
I'm on an F-1 visa. Would it be possible to be a co-founder (other founders being US citizens) in a startup incorporated as a C-corp.
Thanks
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How can a H1b visa holder be a co-founder with another Green Card holder co-founder?
I am on an H1b Visa working for company A. My Green Card has just been filed.
My friend is a Green Card holder working for company B.
We want to start a start-up business as co-founders. Can anyone ...
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Can I pay by company card for myself?
I myself run a limited company in the UK. The bank offers me a free Visa card only if I make any payments using the card. The problem is that sometimes I don't need to buy anything for the company at ...
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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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H1b financial requirements as a startup company
We're a startup company, seed funded, post users, pre revenue. We want to hire a H1B visa employee currently at another company in the US. meets all the requirements of a special occupation. any ...
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EB-2 Visa Amendment: How to apply for the visa for my new startup to be based out of the valley
Has anyone applied for new business visa (EB-2 amendment) to startup in the valley?
Can someone share their experience?
What is the procedure?
Do you need an American citizen as a co-founder?
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Anyone has an experience with E2 Visa?
I'm a foreign web entrepreneur, I can get an investor to invest +$100k into my US targetted startup.
Will i be eligible to apply for an E2 US visa? Because i'm not sure if it's necessary that the ...
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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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How do I apply for a visa to work on my startup in the U.S.?
I am a founder from China. I am looking for a chance to move to the U.S to build up my company, especially California - a great place for IT companies. The Startup Visa (EB-6) is a great bill, but it ...
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When will the Startup Visa be passed?
I know that the Startup Visa is under discussion in congress. But does anyone know when this visa will be passed, or what the process of passing the bill is? I'm looking for this visa.
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In immigration limbo, want to start a startup
I am a legal immigrant (h1b) with lots to technical background (over 10 years) and been craving to start my own startup... I've worked for other startups as consultant before.. and I feel I do have ...
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How to get nonimmigrant Visa to the US for an unemployed startup founder
I'm the co-founder of a startup in India and I'm considering applying to seed-funding programs in USA like ycombinator. My problem is how do I get a non-immigrant visa to the US? I am currently ...
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How can an nonImmigrant visa holder do startup business
One of my friend is on H1-B Visa in US working for some company, he wants to start his own startup and he is working madly on some of his idea but as he is not US Citizen he feels very said about ...
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In lieu of an H-1B visa what other visas can be a founder's visa?
I know there's a lot of people on an H-1B visa that would like to do a startup. Paul Graham recommended a Founder's Visa. Keeping existing visas in the U.S. in mind, what would be the nearest thing to ...
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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 a Legal Immigrant file for a LLC or Corporation?
I'm on H1B visa. Is it legal to register a LLC or corporation?
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Visa for foreign co-founder
I'm working on a project with a friend in Morocco, and we're planning on applying to a U.S. startup incubator (ycombinator) soon. My question is, what is the easiest way to get him into the U.S.? At ...
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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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Would the startup visa be retroactive?
Would the startup visa, in its current state and if approved, be retroactive?
What I mean is, if someone gets enough founding today, would they be able to apply for the visa when it gets approved?
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Do the number of founders matter for the Startup Visa?
Under the current state of the Startup Visa, does the number of founders matter for the Startup Visa? Is the minimum investment still 250k$ if there are two foreign founders?
