Warmspringx

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Hi Folks,

I am working on H1-B, I started a business on ebay, its growing fast.
I would like to grow my business and hire someone in future. My question is
can I register a business in my name,
as a sole proprietorship may be change it to LLC in future.
Your answers will be appreciated.

Thanks




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Joachim Feise

warmspringx said on 2/27/2004 10:34:
    > I am working on H1-B, I started a business on ebay, its growing fast.
    > I would like to grow my business and hire someone in future. My question is
    > can I register a business in my name,
    > as a sole proprietorship may be change it to LLC in future.

You can start a business, but you can not work for it, in any form, paid
or unpaid, without the appropriate work authorization.

-Joe

Jannie

what kind of business on ebay..selling things??

If selling things..then you can sell whatever you want..there is no
implication on being as H1B.


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    > Hi Folks,
    > I am working on H1-B, I started a business on ebay, its growing fast.
    > I would like to grow my business and hire someone in future. My question
is
    > can I register a business in my name,
    > as a sole proprietorship may be change it to LLC in future.
    > Your answers will be appreciated.
    > Thanks
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Joachim Feise

Jannie wrote on 2/27/2004 13:07:

    > what kind of business on ebay..selling things??
    >
    > If selling things..then you can sell whatever you want..there is no
    > implication on being as H1B.

Hmm, that's true for casual selling.
If you make a business out of it, like buy stuff and then resell it,
that has *big* implications...

-Joe

Amanda

Joachim Feise <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > warmspringx said on 2/27/2004 10:34:
    > > I am working on H1-B, I started a business on ebay, its growing fast.
    > > I would like to grow my business and hire someone in future. My question is
    > > can I register a business in my name,
    > > as a sole proprietorship may be change it to LLC in future.
    >
    > You can start a business, but you can not work for it, in any form, paid
    > or unpaid, without the appropriate work authorization.

But is the law clearly estabished for that?
I have friends who are on F-1 who started a website, trying to sell
service (programming of projects). Which law will say they can't? I
want to understand.


    >
    > -Joe

Joachim Feise

Amanda said on 3/1/2004 23:34:

    > Joachim Feise <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    >
    >>warmspringx said on 2/27/2004 10:34:
    >>>I am working on H1-B, I started a business on ebay, its growing fast.
    >>>I would like to grow my business and hire someone in future. My question is
    >>>can I register a business in my name,
    >>>as a sole proprietorship may be change it to LLC in future.
    >>You can start a business, but you can not work for it, in any form, paid
    >>or unpaid, without the appropriate work authorization.
    >
    >
    > But is the law clearly estabished for that?

Yes. This is well established.

    > I have friends who are on F-1 who started a website, trying to sell
    > service (programming of projects). Which law will say they can't? I
    > want to understand.

Immigration law says that somebody working needs work authorization.
And CIS considers anything that would usually be done by a a paid worker
to be work. Nobody with work authorization working for a for-profit business
would work without some kind of compensation. That is what counts.
Volunteering for a non-profit, where everybody else volunteers as well
is allowed.
For the actual case law on this, you'd have to go to a lawyer.

-Joe

Joachim Feise

Joachim Feise said on 3/2/2004 0:27:
    >
    > Immigration law says that somebody working needs work authorization.
    > And CIS considers anything that would usually be done by a a paid worker
    > to be work. Nobody with work authorization working for a for-profit business
    > would work without some kind of compensation. That is what counts.
    > Volunteering for a non-profit, where everybody else volunteers as well
    > is allowed.
    > For the actual case law on this, you'd have to go to a lawyer.

And just to show that this is a real issue:
http://www.murthy.com/UDtravwr.html

-Joe

Amanda

Joachim Feise <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > Joachim Feise said on 3/2/2004 0:27:
    > >
    > > Immigration law says that somebody working needs work authorization.
    > > And CIS considers anything that would usually be done by a a paid worker
    > > to be work. Nobody with work authorization working for a for-profit business
    > > would work without some kind of compensation. That is what counts.
    > > Volunteering for a non-profit, where everybody else volunteers as well
    > > is allowed.
    > > For the actual case law on this, you'd have to go to a lawyer.
    >
    > And just to show that this is a real issue:
    > http://www.murthy.com/UDtravwr.html
    >
    > -Joe

Thanks. I should let them know.

Jannie

    > And just to show that this is a real issue:
    > http://www.murthy.com/UDtravwr.html

Big BS...Immigration officer searched his bag to find his personal business
card..ha ha ha.. seems funny..


"Joachim Feise" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Joachim Feise said on 3/2/2004 0:27:
    > >
    > > Immigration law says that somebody working needs work authorization.
    > > And CIS considers anything that would usually be done by a a paid worker
    > > to be work. Nobody with work authorization working for a for-profit
business
    > > would work without some kind of compensation. That is what counts.
    > > Volunteering for a non-profit, where everybody else volunteers as well
    > > is allowed.
    > > For the actual case law on this, you'd have to go to a lawyer.
    > And just to show that this is a real issue:
    > http://www.murthy.com/UDtravwr.html
    > -Joe

Joachim Feise

Jannie said on 3/2/2004 22:23:

    >>And just to show that this is a real issue:
    >>http://www.murthy.com/UDtravwr.html
    >
    >
    > Big BS...

Huh? Are you suggesting that this wasn't real?

    > Immigration officer searched his bag to find his personal business
    > card..ha ha ha.. seems funny..

The officers have every right to perform such searches.

I suggest you change your attitude...

-Joe

J. J. Farrell

"Jannie" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > > And just to show that this is a real issue:
    > > http://www.murthy.com/UDtravwr.html
    >
    > Big BS...

What do you mean by BS? If you mean what many people mean, what
are you actually trying to say here?

    > Immigration officer searched his bag to find his personal business
    > card..ha ha ha.. seems funny..

What's funny about it? Sounds like a failrly unpleasant experience
to me, though not as bad as what some people have to deal with.

What a strange message.