This is my 10th year anniversary in this country and you guessed it right, I am still on H-1B visa. Although my employer has filed for the green card, it is still a couple years away. I can decide to wait for my Green Card or I can start today. I decided the latter.
Having said that, I've started on this path just recently and believe me I am facing difficulties at every step, even the the ones I thought would be the most obvious. But again who said life was easy.
In case you are interested there are ways you can do business in the US on H-1B visa. Is it easy? Hell no! But in case you are still interested keep reading, feel free to reach out to me as I am going through this process right now.
A point to note is that only those who were born in India/China have to deal with this long lead time. If you weren't born in any of these countries that have high immigration rates into America, you should have < 3-4 years path to a Green Card.
That's correct, I was born in India and hence will have to wait in line for my turn. It's just that if someone wants to start today can still do and need not wait for a green card.
Having said that, I've started on this path just recently and believe me I am facing difficulties at every step, even the the ones I thought would be the most obvious. But again who said life was easy.
In case you are interested there are ways you can do business in the US on H-1B visa. Is it easy? Hell no! But in case you are still interested keep reading, feel free to reach out to me as I am going through this process right now.
Articles about Entrepreneur H1B:
- http://www.murthy.com/2012/12/17/entrepreneur-h1b-petitions-...
- http://www.uscis.gov/news/public-releases-topic/business-imm...
-http://blog.uscis.gov/2011/08/encouraging-entrepreneurs-and-...
- http://www.uscis.gov/eir/visa-guide/entrepreneur-visa-guide
Further reading:
- http://blog.fosterquan.com/2012/12/09/the-sweet-smell-of-suc...
Success story of Vishal Shah from Traffio:
- http://www.nextbigwhat.com/how-to-startup-in-silicon-valley-...
Business Entity:
- http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x12qxuo_how-to-open-a-busin...