If my H1B case is pending and I’ve applied to it from outside the US, will signing this form and receiving payment affect case in anyway given it’s still on initial review?
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If my H1B case is pending and I’ve applied to it from outside the US, will signing this form and receiving payment affect case in anyway given it’s still on initial review?
I recently got hired as a forgein contractor to perform some services to a US based non-profit. I was asked to sign a W8 form for the tax withholdings to the IRS.
Asked on June 24, 2014 under Immigration Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Your H1b visa application that is pending would allow an American employer to employee you in this country as a foreign national that performs specialty work. Assuming you are outside the United States now payment to you while outside this country as a foreign contractor should not affect you H1B application process from what you have written.
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