[Assam] author on US work visa legal? US-India school edu comparing

[umesh sharma]

Krishnendu-da,

Thanks for the info. I registered at the portal you mentioined but it seems like a headache one doesn't want. 
If I have a hobby it should not take much time and effort -- and if involves a lot of legal work then better to appear a saint and not take any money (volunteer !!!)
as many H1B visa holders do . It seems more important for me to get it published than to get money from it 
(though who doesn't some extra cash). So might have to donate the proceeds to www.ashanet.org or some other education charity like www.unesco.org :-)

Thanks.

Umesh

you wrote:

Hi Umesh

Post this question in Murthy forum (www.murthy.com) 
or Rajeev Khanna's forum
(http://boards.immigration.com/). Both attorneys also
holds a chat session
 
Both these forums are frequented by Immigration
Attorneys and should be able to answer your question.

To my knowledge,  you cannot be gainfully employed
while on H1.  But this is more of a hobby ...so might
be a grey area

>>Dear All,

>>I have been thinking of writing a book or article
>>or booklet (anything which makes sense and pays
>>some money also) comparing school education in
>>India and USA. That was the topic of my proposed
>>research topic when I applied to Harvard for PhD
>>>>(while I was in India) but somehow it has become
>>a more personal interest for me. I am now working
>>with top US students coming from USA's top schools
>>and still not that many years since I was working
>>with students in Indian schools - so perhaps ideal
>>time for writing something on this relevance.

>>I do not know if someone in US would be interested
but perhaps in India (and in other nations of India's
stature) it would be of some interest. Everyone wants
to learn what is happening in the world's top
technology nation. How is the education there
different there. Ofcourse it might be difficult to
replicate a Harvard or an MIT in India or SOuth Africa
but perhaps (like Oprah's school in South Africa) it
is not that difficult to create futuristic schools in
"emerging economies."

My question is that if I am here in US on a US work
visa allowing me to work for only work employer - am I
allowed to write a book and garner the revenue
proceeds from it.  One of my Harvard seniors from
Kenya wrote a book published by National Geographic -
while he was student at Harvard - but perhaps he was
already on Green Card (still single though) having
lived in US for over 18 years. How does it work for
someone on US work visa (H1)?

Umesh
 

Umesh Sharma



Umesh Sharma

Washington D.C. 

1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)




www.gse.harvard.edu/iep  (where the above 2 are used )
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/



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