where is your sponsoring employer while you are doing this?
You do realize that an H1-b is for a specialty class employee and must work for a sponsoring employer, right?
where is your sponsoring employer while you are doing this?
You do realize that an H1-b is for a specialty class employee and must work for a sponsoring employer, right?
Did the educational institution apply for a concurrent H-1B? If not, is it a legitimate university? Did you indicate your current status when hired - likely as an adjunct?
jk and t53137,
I do work for my h1-b employer full-time.
but it was an additional income. Educational institution did not apply for a concurrent h-1b. The only things I had to provide is signed w-9, scope of work, and a contract. No h1-b. It is a legitimate university. No, i didn't indicate my current status as an adjunct.
What was your position at the university? I am surprised that a legitimate university missed this. Could they have thought that you were on OPT based on your graduation date?
When you register a business, you are unlikely to be asked about your immigration status. I have found instances of students on F-1 who legitimately had to register as a business to receive payment for services they legitimately rendered (had EAD) as a contractor while on F-1 status pre graduation.
However, while on H-1B you are permitted to own a business but you are not allowed to work for it without proper authorization.
T53147,
Position at the university: Software development & Support. (Fixed-price contract).Before that there was the same position but with an hourly rate instead.
OPT: No, I worked for them while on an OPT but they knew that my opt was over so they had to make a fixed price contract for my business now, not just a regular employee.
I know that I cannot work for my business, but I have my ead from my h1-b employer. What should I do now? Should I tell someone, like immigration services about what I've done it or should I wait? Who usually works with these cases and how can they find out this? Is it an IRS that checks for all types of permits and visas? So when I'm going to file my taxes they are going to check for my permits/ead and find out that I cannot work for my business? Do you know if there were similar cases?
Ladreamact,
Is there any official documents that state that working on a side while on an h1-b is allowed?
Again, thank you for your responses.