Am i authorize to work ODesk Jobs?
Submitted by ravikanthputta on Wed, 2008-11-19 23:23. Help Desk
Hi,
I am in united states with one of the company since 9 years now. i am still on H1 visa, i applied for Green Card but its still in pending. I got my EAD (temp GC), which i never used and expired, and i just renewed the card.
Now i do not have job and waiting for my regular job, and this market probably another 2-4 month i have to wait, till then i wanted to do the job more than 40 hours a week.
Please advice in this situation if i can do this work at ODesk, i do not have knowledge on W9 form.
Please advice.
Thanks
Ravi
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According to the USCIS, I'd
According to the USCIS, I'd say the answer is no for the H1. If you have a valid EAD, the answer would probably be yes. But working on the EAD would invalidate H1 (as far as I know), so you should probably talk to an immigration lawyer to be sure you're OK to do freelance work.
Q : Who can an H-1B alien work for?
H-1B aliens may only work for the petitioning U.S. employer and only in the H-1B activities described in the petition. The petitioning U.S. employer may place the H-1B worker on the worksite of another employer if all applicable rules (e.g., Department of Labor rules) are followed. H-1B aliens may work for more than one U.S. employer, but must have a Form I-129 petition approved by each employer.
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