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Is it possible for someone to create a company in the US and then self-sponsor themselves an H1B?
by nnoitra 5y ago
Is it possible for someone to create a company in the US and then self-sponsor themselves an H1B?
- proberts 5y agoStrictly speaking, no, self-sponsorship is prohibited in the H-1B context. But if you have cofounders, own less than 50%, set up an independent board, etc., it could work.
- nnoitra 5y agoIf the cofounders are family members(w US citizenship) would it raise red-flags for collusion?
- proberts 5y agoNot so much collusion as concerns about whether they are really independent of the foreign national cofounder.
- bothra90 5y agoBy an independent board do you mean that the H1B holder cannot themselves be on the company's board? Re: 50% ownership, is 50-50 split OK, or does it have to be less than 50?