F1 student and online business 2

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Old Mar 9th, 2007, 04:08 PM   #1
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Very similar to the thread down there.
I am an international student (F1 visa status) and thinking about opening an online business. I am considering to put online advertisement (e.g. Google Ads) on the web page to make very small amount of money that will solely be spent to the purpose of maintaining the web page (domain name fee, server fee, etc.). I mean the income and expenditure will be zeroed out, so I am making no profit personally.

If this is the case, can I open the online business and put online advertisements on it?

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Old Mar 10th, 2007, 01:24 PM   #2
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technically you are not supposed to be in engaged in other business activities--but this sounds almost more like a hobby...
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Old Mar 10th, 2007, 05:07 PM   #3
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Yes, it almost is.
I said "business" because of the advertisement part.
Is this still "illegal"?

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Not if basically a hobby...
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its not illegal if you resgister the business as an LLC and as an international owner
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Old Dec 17th, 2007, 10:45 PM   #6
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And if its to get money ?
Is an LLC legal ?
Is it easy to change its visa status ?
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