Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

income from other source
I recently moved to USA from India (H1B status). I am a software engineer and i have moved here with my wife. My wife is on H4 status. I live in San Francisco,CA.
1) Recently i found few web sites who will pay ($10 to $100) for answering their surveys through Internet. Approximately my income from this source may be about $100 to $500 in a month. I would like to know whether it is legal for me to make money this way. I will be doing this as a hobby and i will be doing it from home and will be spending say 1 to 2 hours in a day. My wife is also interested in participating this. Can she do that?

2) Is it legal for a person on H1B visa status to earn money through Network Marketing?.

Asked on 11/09/03, 8:24 pm

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Gabriel Jack Muston & Jack P.C.

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Re: income from other source

technically, legally speaking, you are not authorizaed to work anywhere except for your employer who petitioned you. The case for H-1B status was filed by and on behalf of your employer. Therefore, you are legally considered just a beneficiary of the petition filed by your employer. it gives them legal authorization to employ you. I would not interpret that to say that you are therefore obliged to engage in additional employment without independent authorization on behalf of yourself.

Answered on 11/09/03, 10:29 pm

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