Opening A Small US Office / Moving The Business To The US?

[twostep]

Originally Posted by JohnSoCal

I just wanted to say that in most localities you CAN operate a business from your home depending on the business. I have owned and operated 3 businesses from my home in 3 different cities in California. I got a home business license from the city where I lived in each case. The cost of a home business license varies all over the place but is pretty inexpensive. I paid as low as $28 for a lifetime license in Poway CA, $75 annually in Murrieta CA, and $125 annually in San Diego CA.

The main concern with a home based business is the effect on the neighborhood. They will not allow home businesses that are visible such as clients constantly visiting or repairing cars in your yard, etc.

There is a difference between running a sideline business from home and applying for and living/working in the US under an investor visa. uscis.gov will give you details.

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by crys

but john for an l1 visa you need physical business premises, even though it is possible to work from home, under an L1 yu cannot.

I was not addressing the visa requirements. I was simply saying that you can have a home business which an earlier post said you could not. Because I had a home business license, my home was my official physical business premise.

[JohnSoCal]

Originally Posted by twostep

There is a difference between running a sideline business from home and applying for and living/working in the US under an investor visa. uscis.gov will give you details.

My home businesses were not sideline businesses. I netted in excess of $500,000 /year. I am not going to argue the visa issue as I was not addressing that in the first place and am not familiar with it. I was just stating that in most localities, you can operate a business from home withing certain parameters.

[twostep]

Originally Posted by JohnSoCal

My home businesses were not sideline businesses. I netted in excess of $500,000 /year. I am not going to argue the visa issue as I was not addressing that in the first place and am not familiar with it. I was just stating that in most localities, you can operate a business from home withing certain parameters.

Whatever YOU can do may not pertain to someone on an investor visa. He CANNOT run a business out of his home. Not specifying circumstances confuses posters and start rumors which are hard to kill.