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After talking to an immirgation lawyer, I found out that people on H1-B can earn money in other way which are considered passive mays of making money.
Examples of passive ways are:
- Earning interest on barrowed/lent money
- Earnings made in the stock market (provided your not working as a stock broker)
- Winning the lottery
- Purchasing property and collecting rent
I actually read a news story on illegal immigrants the other day (or was it a show on TLC?) and they said that many illegal immigrants actually obtain ITIN's and pay taxes every year. They do this so that if they ever get caught, they may have a leg to stand on sayin they pay taxes on what they earned.
My question is: Why the heck does the IRS not talk to Immigration and ensure people not here in the US permenantly, or on restricted visa's, are not breaking the rules of their residency status? I know this corss referencing occurs in Canada.
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