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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by rokhinip on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @02:01PM (#15962987)
Can someone on a H1B visa (as a software engineer) be engaged in setting up a small business that is completely unrelated to the work that they do professionally? Eg. Selling of fine art or digital prints?

Preliminary research suggests that this isn't allowed but if I am allowed to take photographs in my free time, and I am allowed to sell belongings on eBay, then it seems that by transitivity, I should be allowed to sell works that I do in my free time.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @02:06PM (#15963034)
Unfortunately, the answer to your first question is no and further you're not necessarily allowed to sell anything on eBay, particularly if it's something that you created or if the sale of things on eBay is your business.
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