Legal Question in Immigration Law in Utah

Helping out a start-up company for free

Can a h1b visa holder, help out a start-up company(or soon to be) for free? If a person who is starting a company needs help, and a h1b visa holder is willing to help(such as putting a website together) for free in his spare time, would that be okay? Does this inflict any immigration law? Or any labor law?


Asked on 7/14/09, 9:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Hanlon Hanlon Law Group, P.C.

Re: Helping out a start-up company for free

Dear Inquirer:

An H-1B visa holder may not "work" for an employer other than an H-1B petitioning company. Helping out a friend is not technically employment, so you should not be violating your status solely by virtue of helping out your friend.

I recommend that you visit www.hanlonlawgroup.com or email [email protected] if you would like to schedule an appointment for a confidential consultation to discuss this matter further.

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Answered on 7/14/09, 6:49 pm


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