About the H1, you are right, friend of mine lived in San Fransisco on for a couple of year, on an H1 visa, he had a full-time job, and had a small revenue from

About the H1, you are right, friend of mine lived in San Fransisco on for a couple of year, on an H1 visa, he had a full-time job, and had a small revenue from his website, paid his taxes accordingly, never had a problem. (It's actually the same in Canada, i'm in locked visa, and i do contracting from time to time, never had a problem)