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Hi Peter,

Thanks for taking time for questions. I’m currently on an L1B visa at my current employer. Is there any path for me starting my own startup? As I’ve understood it you can’t have any side income etc on the L1 visa and it’s hard/impossible to swap employers?

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That's right; you are limited to working for your L-1 employer and the L-1 isn't transferable to an unrelated entity. The startup visas are the E-1, E-2, O-1, and IEP (or the NIW or EB1A green card but they can take a while).

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