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I am not a lawyer and none of what I say below should be considered as legal advice. To work in the US you need a visa but to own a company you do not need one
by keeptrying 16y ago
I am not a lawyer and none of what I say below should be considered as legal advice.
To work in the US you need a visa but to own a company you do not need one.
I have heard of people doing the following:
1. Create a company with 1 more person.
2. Apply for a H1B to work in that company.
To be able to make a case for getting a H1 in this manner, you might want to get some of the following:
1. Letters of intent to buy your future companies offerings from customers
2. A detailed business plan on how much revenue you will be making out of this company.
3. Proof using the above 2 that your company would be able to support a salary for you.
Its not easy but I've heard of at least one case that has done it. If you use searyc.com I think you'll find the guy who actually managed to pull this off. A story about him was featured here.
There is a much more obvious route but I'm guessing you know that one already.
- ojbyrne 16y agoI doubt very much that this works (it may have in the past). I'm currently in the H1B process, and the government wants my employer to demonstrate that they already have a going concern, ie. they want - past tax returns - proof of at least 2 years of significant revenue and profits - demonstration of some minimum number of employees for some period of time.
- keeptrying 16y agoThat's true. It's gotten stricter once they busted all the bidyshops in new jersey. However i think it's best to ask a lawyer and make sure it's not possible. This is a really difficult thing to do so you really have to try all possible angles and this is one.
- dejb 16y agosearyc.com doesn't exist. Whats the domain? I'd be interested in reading the story. What if you already have a company that has has enough revenue to support you from US customers?
- neilk 16y agoI think he meant searchyc.com.