Dear tax experts,

I had the following questions for J-2 visa holders:

1. If a J-2 visa holder with SSN/EAD begins working in Feb. 2009, will the person have to file taxes by April 2009 or by April 2010?

2. Can the above J-2 holder accept employment from an employer and also be self-employed (with a side business) after work hours?

Thanks,
Ratan.

Ratan:

1) 15 April 2010.

2) This is really a legal question which should be posed to an immigration attorney, but probably not. EAD permissions are given to allow the visaholder to seek employment, NOT set up a business to compete with other U.S.-based businesses.

Ratan:

1) 15 April 2010.

2) This is really a legal question which should be posed to an immigration attorney, but probably not. EAD permissions are given to allow the visaholder to seek employment, NOT set up a business to compete with other U.S.-based businesses.

Thanks for the answer! As a corollary to my previous question, can J-2 visa holders accept employment from multiple employers? I read several e-documents stating that J-2 EAD holders do not have an upper limit to their incomes.

Again, these are LEGAL questions best posted on the LAW forum.

Again, these are LEGAL questions best posted on the LAW forum.

I got an excellent suggestion from an immigration attorney. Just quoting it here for other users who are confused about J-2 EAD:

"If there is no restriction on EAD, you can work more than 1 job, or if you are not "employed", you can sell things online, trade stocks, etc. All you need to do is filing income tax accordingly".