Can an H4 visa holder help a friend open a business account and do some simple business services, such as deposing checks?
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Can an H4 visa holder help a friend open a business account and do some simple business services, such as deposing checks?
Asked on November 6, 2012 under Immigration Law, Washington
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
So long as the person who has the H-4 visa does not get paid for doing the services that you have written about there is noting improper for what was done or what will be done. Helping a friend or some third person gratis does not constitute work for pay in violation of such a visa. Good question.
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