Like others have commented here, I believe you can start and own a business in the U.S. even if you are not a citizen. If being an employee of your business is the problem, you may be able to work around that by issuing shares to yourself and paying yourself in dividends. You definitely do not have to be a citizen to own shares in a U.S. corporation.
yep..I'm in the middle of immigration process with my wife. Fortunately, the one place the USCIS and IRS do not look is on your home PC to find out if you've been programming for the startup that probably won't make any revenue until after your immigration process is through.
I agree. If you cant get a H1 for yourself, at least learn everything there is to learn about starting up a company and create a strong network for the future. Talk to founders, talk to VCs/angels.
