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Wait a second.

You can come to the US, start a company, employ yourself, and support your own h1-b?

No. You cannot apply for your own H1B. This memo should be useful.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Laws/Memoran...

incorrect. That changed recently https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-immigration-a-ste...

Usually, a VC or other American investor sponsors the visa.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-10/how-tech-...

i.e. you can be both investor and employee in the company. But you have to run payroll which means company must be generating money or be VC funded

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