[octref]

Hi Peter! For H1B visa holders, is there any way to start a company and remain in charge (whether as CEO or not)? From what I find online you can only be employed as a H1B holder, but if I start a company I would want to have full control of it.

[proberts]

Full control isn't an option but one can be a CEO and even own a substantial portion of a company in H-1B status. This is one of the reasons that founders get O-1s and not H-1Bs.