Tax - providing service on J1
Oct 7th 2010, 8:14 am
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Re: Tax - providing service on J1
I understand that you're asking because you don't know... but we're giving you the benefit of our 10 or 13 years of experience with exactly these sorts of questions. You can ignore everything we say, if you want to. That's your choice. But don't, for a moment, think we're going to actually help you define that line.
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A certificate on the wall does not mean that a lawyer is correct - I know of multiple screw ups as a result of that assumption. You guys tend to err on the side of caution, and I can see now how far you tend to err. Not that crowd-sourcing is infallible, of course.
Cheers.
Oct 8th 2010, 6:52 am
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Re: Tax - providing service on J1
Yes, and it is helpful, thanks. Asking one question rarely produces a good answer, which 8 questions seems to have in this case.
A certificate on the wall does not mean that a lawyer is correct - I know of multiple screw ups as a result of that assumption. You guys tend to err on the side of caution, and I can see now how far you tend to err. Not that crowd-sourcing is infallible, of course.
Cheers.
A certificate on the wall does not mean that a lawyer is correct - I know of multiple screw ups as a result of that assumption. You guys tend to err on the side of caution, and I can see now how far you tend to err. Not that crowd-sourcing is infallible, of course.
Cheers.
We don't appreciate game-playing here. Some questions can not (or should not) be answered on the forum. This is a case where you should have your own private counsel whispering in your ear privately, and for a fee.
Oct 8th 2010, 7:08 am
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Re: Tax - providing service on J1
You've been given a pretty clear answer to your question, which is, no, you can't faff around on these side projects.
How you want to interpret that answer and how you want to respond to that answer is up to you, but asking again and again and slagging off the folks who give you that answer isn't going to change that answer.
You've made up your mind, so do as you please, but go see an immigration lawyer who is experienced in work sponsorships so that you don't screw any future plans up by being foolish now.
Oct 8th 2010, 8:41 am
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This is just getting silly isn't it.
You've been given a pretty clear answer to your question, which is, no, you can't faff around on these side projects.
How you want to interpret that answer and how you want to respond to that answer is up to you, but asking again and again and slagging off the folks who give you that answer isn't going to change that answer.
You've made up your mind, so do as you please, but go see an immigration lawyer who is experienced in work sponsorships so that you don't screw any future plans up by being foolish now.
You've been given a pretty clear answer to your question, which is, no, you can't faff around on these side projects.
How you want to interpret that answer and how you want to respond to that answer is up to you, but asking again and again and slagging off the folks who give you that answer isn't going to change that answer.
You've made up your mind, so do as you please, but go see an immigration lawyer who is experienced in work sponsorships so that you don't screw any future plans up by being foolish now.
I'm not going to waste $500 on a lawyer who will only give the same information as you folks, with no guarantee.
Oct 8th 2010, 9:24 am
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Re: Tax - providing service on J1
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Oct 8th 2010, 9:41 am
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Not the sort of lawyer that I can afford...
Oct 8th 2010, 5:54 pm
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Re: Tax - providing service on J1
A 1-time consultation with a US-based immigration attorney should run you about $150 to $200 at most. You can consult over the phone, internet, email, chat, Skype, etc. If this is something you want to seriously consider (i.e. doing a side business while on H1B), you really should find a way to fork over that amount of money to find out.
Try starting here: www.ailalawyer.com
Rene
Try starting here: www.ailalawyer.com
Rene
