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		briandear on June 7, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: America's Startup Scene Is Looking Anemic An H1B is a temporary worker visa. So even if someone did start a company while on that visa, it’s not an immigration visa.

vkou on June 7, 2018 [–]

An H1B is a Visa with intent to immigrate. A TN1 is a non-immigration temporary worker visa. You need to do things to follow through on that intent, but it's still an option.

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