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| EB3, H1-B and paid unrelated Work/Hobby... Is it legal for me to engage? Thoughts? |
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My opinion...(not a lawyer)
1. If the company is French and pays you from France, then you merely reside here and I see no problem with selling your photos TO THEM. However, you may not sell them directly to an American company. I suggest that you file your earnings as income in your home country and then simply declare it as foreign earnings on your US taxes, and get a tax credit for what you paid in taxes there. That way, you don't pay double tax in the US, but you don't EARN in the US either. Make sense?
2. If you can claim the earnings in your native country and then declare it as foreign earnings you may be alright. However, this does start to get sketchy.
Certainly there is no law against you earning money out of the US while in the US. But what constitutes WHERE the money is earned is not always clear. Consult a lawyer. Possibly even a tax lawyer.
Foreign artists and atheletes have visas that are not tied necessarily to specific companies. Their earnings are directly related to their status as an artist or athlete so they can earn endorsements etc. |
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