starting a company after getting a green card

[dhirendra_sh]

Hi,

Does it impact in any way citizenship eligibility, if you start a company after getting a green card instead of working for the green card sponsor beyond 6 months period time ?

Thanks,

[Dallas03096]

Originally Posted by dhirendra_sh

Hi,

Does it impact in any way citizenship eligibility, if you start a company after getting a green card instead of working for the green card sponsor beyond 6 months period time ?

Thanks,

Go ahead and start you own company! All the best!

Even when a person is on EAD, he can start his own company and port to self-employment on a same or similar job under AC21 provisions!

[Jackolantern]

Not so simple. You should expect to have equally as much trouble with obtaining citizenship as others who left their employer as quickly as you (whether they changed to a new employer or started their own company).

Even when a person is on EAD, he can start his own company and port to self-employment on a same or similar job under AC21 provisions!

While technically true, it is not doable for most. Self-employment with EAD for AC21 purposes is viewed very suspiciously, and USCIS would expect the company to show enough revenue and/or investor funding to pay the salaries and other expenses. In addition, the duties involved with running a company usually are very different from being an employee, thus making most such situations NOT considered "same or similar" for AC21 purposes.

[TheRealCanadian]

Originally Posted by Dallas03096

Even when a person is on EAD, he can start his own company and port to self-employment on a same or similar job under AC21 provisions!

Generally speaking, this means that they are working on a 1099 basis with a US entity, doing something similar to the LC job.