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USCIS considers pretty much everything that results in monetary gains (other than investing) as "working". Even renting your own house counts as working, so peo
by xtreme 8y ago
USCIS considers pretty much everything that results in monetary gains (other than investing) as "working". Even renting your own house counts as working, so people on H1B can't do that either.
- asdfx 8y agoI do not think this is true.
- sumitgt 8y agoIt is.
- jxi 8y agoIs that true? I know that renting an investment property (with a property manager) is fine because it counts as passive income where you aren't working a second job. I'm not sure why renting your own house would really be different.
- arcticbull 8y agoNot exactly, you can rent your house, that’s considered passive income like any other investment (so long as you don’t day trade), which is fine, to the best of my knowledge. You can’t have anything that even resembles a job, either paid (active income) OR unpaid if it may replace a paid US worker.
- huy-nguyen 8y agoThat’s not true. Passive income (like renting out your room/house) is not considered work unless you spent a lot of time on it e.g. AirBnB.
- Scoundreller 8y agoWhat if you clean up after your guests leave instead of cleaning it yourself? Or do the work of renting it out yourself instead of hiring a property manager Or renovate your home to create room(s) to rent out? What if the renter plugs a toilet and you unplug it yourself instead of hiring a plumber?