online working before EAD

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Hello,

I know that this is na issue that has been discussed a lot but i have a question very specific that i would like clear with your help.

Is it possible to do online work after entering the United States before obtaining the EAD?

By online work I mean online surveys and those type of activities.

It's a big doubt i have because many of the companies that promote this kind of work aren't based in the United States. Usually the paying is very low so it can't be considered a full-time (and sometimes not even a part-time) job. Plus many of these companies don't pay money for the services but gift cards instead.

I hope to hear some opinions that might enlighten me on this subject.

Thank you

[heo luoi 206]

Should you be employed drawing taxable income it should be reported and thus require an EAD first. I would imagine FT vs PT is largely irrelevant. By payment of GCs which likely have no cash value this seems clear as an attempt to circumvent that...

By them being based abroad also seems to corroborate that.

If I work in CA but work remotely on a client in NYC...I owe taxes in CA not NYC. I doubt someone that works a call center would be earning and paying taxes in every state they took a call from. Professional athletes pay taxes in every state they play road games from.

[AB loves AG 54]

FT or PT is irrelevant. Gift card or cash is irrelevant. Money is money, I wouldn't do it. You've come this far, why chance it over a few gift cards...

[Yoveeta 36]

Any more opinions ? Because I had similar question in mind.

[heo luoi 206]

The level of pay does nothing to distinguish full vs part time. All those things are obvious attempts to skirt the system. This seems like very little reward vs risk to be worth it.