I am an H4 visa holder and I want to know if I can take up part time work from home jobs and get paid through paypal to my indian bank account? On H4 you can not work at all. It doesn't matter how you get paid. You can not work on H4. In addition, you would have to declare your worldwide income on your US tax returns, so this attempt at hiding the payments wouldn't work, either. Hi, but can I work from home for an Indian Company in India being on H4 in US and get Indian salary in an Indian Bank?

On H4, you cannot work. But for persons who are in your situation, I didn't find a convincing answer for "How can USCIS find it out if everything is done outside the US? As long as you are in the US in H4 status, you can not work for any company.

It doesn't matter where the company is located, it matters where you are located. And you would have to report your worldwide income in your US tax returns, so this attempt at hiding things with "getting salary in an Indian bank" is also not going to work.

Again, on H4 you can not work at all.

Can my spouse in US with H4 visa continue working for an India

I agree with JoeF, but in my opinion, It doesn't really matter if USCIS can find this out easily or not. An illegal act will remain an illegal act.

Being on H4 - working remotely for an Indian Company

It doesn't matter if there is no automatic mechanism in place to check this. A loophole, by definition, is an ambiguity in the system. A situation where law is not clear.

However, in this scenario, the law is clear. H4 visa holders cannot work. Its just that there is no automatic mechanism in place to catch this. But remember, once caught, you will have to face the consequences.

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I would stay away from this. But I heard that, Congress want's to provide work authorization for the people who violate the law.. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment.

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No, you cannot do that. No, you can not.

USCIS can and will find out. There is always a papertrail. If a person wants to have a future in the US, follow the laws!

I guess,I will be laughing for next one hour. Once you get an ankle bracelet like the TVU "students", you will stop laughing. These "students" also thought that the US government would never catch them It may take a while, but the government will catch people who violate the immigration laws.

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