can a person on h1 open a subsidiary llc of his foreign corp and run business. He is sole owner of foreign corp

A person on an H-1B visa is allowed to be a passive investor in an enterprise in the U. S. However, he or she is not allowed to run the business as that would be unauthorized work. If you will be entirely hands-off and only collect dividends from the operation, such would likely be OK. But if the idea is that you will actually run the business and only employ a CEO and director/HR administrator, that would likely be seen as unauthorized.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.