For example, if you want to run an e-commerce website but need a stripe account and don’t know any friends with green card.
You look for friends with GC.
Even if you find a partner who can run the business in their name. How are you ever gonna get paid?
Don’t want to get paid immediately. Don’t mind the long wait. But itching badly to try some ideas.
It's gonna be hard without a US citizen as partner when there is no guarantee of your status in this country. Who would trust you with their money. It's not impossible tho, if you can get money from sponsors/investors for EB5, that's one way.
Just convert your wife/ husband to H4 and start business in their name.
This. It sounds plausible. Both of you should have i140s. One switches to h4 with Change of status. Starts working on h4 EAD. They should be able to go back to their own H1b since they have their own i140 approved. Make sure you discuss this with the immigration lawyer first. I am no expert on these matters.
Yea. This is indeed great advice. But wife has h1b/i-140 job that she doesn’t want to leave.
You use H4 visa and start business on Spouse name
What side hustles?
I would love to put my own money and try some of my e-commerce ideas. Calling them side hustles. Don’t expect them to take a lot of time since market seems receptive based on ads. But decent margins.
I would say start something and you can partner with similar people doing the same things. I tried this with friends and it doesn't end well because people may not share your enthusiasm. If someone is already in your field, you can pair up.