On: Ask HN: On H1B right now, can I be a co-founder?

[patrickod]

I thought one of the stipulations of the H1-B was that you couldn't self-sponsor ?

[tmorgan → patrickod]

That's right, but your co-founder(s) can sponsor you, and indeed you them. Provided that you could in theory be fired (a three person board for example) then you can be classed as an employee for the purposes of the H1-B.

[ipince → patrickod]

Indeed, this is correct (AFAIK).

Then again, some people have done it, but I'm not familiar with their particular situations or which loopholes they used :)