Can one with H1 visa do side business?

[auy...@aa.net]

[Asking for a friend. Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't
find FAQ on this subject at all.]

If a person has H-1B visa, can he or she earn extra money by doing
tiny home business for his/her own like:

1. Buy used cars, fix them and sell them.
2. Buy a small amount of products from wholesalers and sell them for a
profit.
3. Build a web site to sell stuff.
4. Receive payment from commercial sponsors for using ad space in
his/her web site.

If this is allowed, is there any limit on the size of the business, so
long as one is still employed legally with H1B employer?

Thanks.

-AYeung

[David Smith at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]

auy...@aa.net wrote:
: [Asking for a friend. Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't

: find FAQ on this subject at all.]

: If a person has H-1B visa, can he or she earn extra money by doing
: tiny home business for his/her own like:

Sure, on one condition - they can display a non-white arse, and speak in
pigeon English.

: 1. Buy used cars, fix them and sell them.

[stam...@bignet.com]

David:

Dumbo David, your lack of a proper education is evident from your reply.
It is not 'Pigeon' English, dumbo!. It is pidgin English. So much for your
English arse :))

A David fan

[Michael E Piston]

auy...@aa.net wrote:
>
> [Asking for a friend. Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't
> find FAQ on this subject at all.]
>
> If a person has H-1B visa, can he or she earn extra money by doing
> tiny home business for his/her own like:
>

> 1. Buy used cars, fix them and sell them.
> 2. Buy a small amount of products from wholesalers and sell them for a
> profit.
> 3. Build a web site to sell stuff.
> 4. Receive payment from commercial sponsors for using ad space in
> his/her web site.
>
> If this is allowed, is there any limit on the size of the business, so
> long as one is still employed legally with H1B employer?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -AYeung

A nonimmigrant (such as an H-1B worker) may not engage in any kind of
employment without express authorization. Self employment is employment.
So unless one can get an H-1B petition approved to do the work, the
answer is no.
An H=1B worker may however OWN a business - but must not work in it.
--
Michael E. Piston
Attorney at Law
Troy, Michigan
Phone: 810/680-0600 Fax: 810/680-0627
The above statements are for informational purposes only and do not
constitute legal advice.

[David Smith at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo]

stam...@bignet.com wrote:
: David:

: Dumbo David, your lack of a proper education is evident from your reply.
: It is not 'Pigeon' English, dumbo!. It is pidgin English. So much for your
: English arse :))

With secretaries like you Stumpy, I know we can stop the Third World Flood!

: A David fan

: >