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    Default Can You Collect Royalties While in the U.S. on a H1B Visa

    If you're in the U.S. on a H1B visa and write a book on one of your hobbies, and the book is published, is it legal for you to collect royalties?

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    Default Re: Can You Collect Royalties While in the U.S. on a H1B Visa

    As a general rule, as long as you're in valid H1B status, your writing and publishing a book in your spare time should not be a problem. Such part-time authorship would not constitute being regularly engaged in a profession. The royalties can be classified as passive income and reported on a Schedule E.

    Still, as they say, the devil is in the details, so you would likely benefit from discussing your plan more fully with an immigration lawyer.

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