can one start his or her own practice on H1B visa

athreya

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can one start his or her own practice on H1B visa. in other words can one sponsor himself for a H1 visa to start his own practice.Juust wondering.
 
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I dont think so. However theoretically you can get NIW based on a plan to open private practice in an underserved area. you would then get an Employment authorization Document ( EAD) to start work on. H-1B has to be sponsored by an employer and cant be used by self employed people
 
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Yes. It is possible. You can start a company nad sponsor your own H-1B but not your own GC. Hence what my freinds have done is, to have a family member be the president of the company and the spoosor you for the H-1B and the GC.
Of-course NIW will be the easier way to go if the practise is in an underserved area.
 
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H-1B is employer specific. You can use it ONLY to work for employer listed on H-1 notice. However you may have more than one H-1B! You may get another H-1B authorizing you to work for another employer.
Ruby
 
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saa
the question is- can a person be his own employer, i thought the employer shd be either a citizen or a PR/GC.
 
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