Entrepreneurship while in H1

[pravinyudu]

Bros, 

Question - manam H1 lo vundaga other firm ki work cheyocha? Just free service. No salary. But koni sarlu employee kinda chepalsi vastundi when talking to customers. Start-up firm, so helping it.

[ringa_ringa]

if that position replaces other US citizen job, you can't work

[Lukewalker]

you can only do voluntary work while on h1. 

voluntary means charity, serving food at homeless shelter etc, anthe gaani gas station lo work chesthu salary em ledhu, just charity ante oppukoru. 

if an american does the same work for salary/pay then it is not considered voluntary work. so be careful while on H1

[pravinyudu]

3 minutes ago, ringa_ringa said:

if that position replaces other US citizen job, you can't work

I see. Thank you!

[pravinyudu]

5 minutes ago, Lukewalker said:

you can only do voluntary work while on h1. 

voluntary means charity, serving food at homeless shelter etc, anthe gaani gas station lo work chesthu salary em ledhu, just charity ante oppukoru. 

if an american does the same work for salary/pay then it is not considered voluntary work. so be careful while on H1

Okay, so it means hours don't matter. Even 1 hr if it takes away american work will be considered illegal?

[Lukewalker]

5 minutes ago, pravinyudu said:

Okay, so it means hours don't matter. Even 1 hr if it takes away american work will be considered illegal?

yep, it's illegal.

same as murder, even if you do one or 10, for few seconds or few days, murder is illegal! cheers!

[hydKaSher]

Talk to immigration attorney, If you can prove certain clauses under immigration act.. you can work 

[pravinyudu]

8 minutes ago, papampasivadu said:

It's tricky when it comes to startup's man....

Gas station scenario is an easy example...let's say oka startup lo prototype build up cheskuntunnav investors ki chupinchadaniki, that's not illegal to do it as co-founder...but aa prototype ki Venture capitalist investment occhindi, appudu scenario maripoddhi...

 

If you are serious about this, AFDB is not the right place to ask questions...hire an immigration attorney and he'll suggest you accordingly...else, linkedin lo desi venture capitalists ni pattuko...you'll find a lot of them if you are in bay area...vallu cheptaru process...

 

good luck

Okay, thank you! We are planning to talk to attorney but just wanted to see if anyone already did this.

[pravinyudu]

6 minutes ago, hydKaSher said:

Talk to immigration attorney, If you can prove certain clauses under immigration act.. you can work 

Yes, Thank you! Our next step is talking to attorney.