Dismissed H-1B Workers

I have several questions concerning the residency and working rights of H-1B visa holders, non of which I have found clear answers to on USCIS’s website.

1. Can H-B1 visa holders, in addition to drawing wage income from their sponsoring employers, also form and operate their own U.S. based companies to offer, for example, engineering consulting services to other U.S. based non-sponsoring companies?

2. If a H-B1 employee is fired by his/her company sponsor, does the employee and the company sponsor both have to report the employee’s dismissal to USCIS?

3. And after the dismissal, after what period of time must the dismissed employee depart the U.S.?

Thanks!
Murph

Your H-1B doesn't authorize work on the side for a U.S.-based concern, even if you own it. I don't know of any reason, though, why you couldn't start a company in your nation of origin, and do work for that company.

DOL regulations require employers to inform the USCIS when they terminate an H-1B employee.

There's no official "grace period" following the termination of an H-1B visa. The USCIS has discretion to authorize a ten-day grace period, but generally speaking you should plan to pack up and leave before the end of your authorized stay.

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