Working for a foreign employer before obtaining work permit?

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Does anyone know whether it is allowed to work freelance, from home, for a foreign, non-US employer before having received the official work permit?

The situation is the following: I have the opportunity to keep working for my current employer once I have moved to the US, on a freelance basis. Obviously I want to make sure that conforms to US immigration rules...

[sara..... 371]

Does anyone know whether it is allowed to work freelance, from home, for a foreign, non-US employer before having received the official work permit?

The situation is the following: I have the opportunity to keep working for my current employer once I have moved to the US, on a freelance basis. Obviously I want to make sure that conforms to US immigration rules...

i dont know the answer but what came to my mind was if your paid for your work in the USA your liable for taxes on any money earned so then if would be against immigration rules

sara

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i dont know the answer but what came to my mind was if your paid for your work in the USA your liable for taxes on any money earned so then if would be against immigration rules

sara

And if I am paid in the home country, that would not be a problem? Hm, complicated :S

[VanessaTony 3,567]

That's fine. As long as you're working for a foreign company being paid in your foreign account that's fine. You will need to file taxes though and declare the foreign income.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

That's fine. As long as you're working for a foreign company being paid in your foreign account that's fine. You will need to file taxes though and declare the foreign income.

IF you bring the money here, you have to include it in your tax filing and you can claim a foreign tax credit (most likely) be careful or get professional help with the taxes.

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IF you bring the money here, you have to include it in your tax filing and you can claim a foreign tax credit (most likely) be careful or get professional help with the taxes.

Is this officially allowed, or some sort of loophole that one can work for a foreign employer without work authorization? For some reason, it seems impossible to find this information on any embassy or visa office's website.

Thank you all for the help!