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Can I work in USA as a British citizen?
Jessica Hardy 
The H-1B visa allows non-US nationals including British citizens to be employed in the US, where they have a job offer from a qualifying US employer and where they meet the additional eligibility criteria and application requirements. This could include a UK business with offices in the US.
Can I work for a UK company and live in USA?
You are not allowed to work in the USA. It doesn’t matter if you are being paid offshore, as an employee of a foreign company etc. If you work in the US, you will be violating (US) immigration law. This is your major problem.
Can a US citizen work for a UK company?
So, it is likely that a UK payroll will be operated and you will have UK taxes deducted. If you are also a US Citizen then you will also be liable to US tax on your worldwide income which will include the income from the UK company. You will however be able to claim double tax relief, thus reducing your US taxes for the UK tax suffered.
Do you have to pay US tax if you work in UK?
If you are also a US Citizen then you will also be liable to US tax on your worldwide income which will include the income from the UK company. You will however be able to claim double tax relief, thus reducing your US taxes for the UK tax suffered. You should take specific legal/tax advice on this point.
Can a UK company pay you in US dollars?
However, if your US company pays you in US dollars into a US bank account, it may be difficult to convince them not to withhold US taxes. You may be forced to file a US tax return to get the withheld taxes back. If they pay you into your UK account (or elsewhere), they should realize that it’s not appropriate to withhold US taxes.
Can a foreigner work in the US and still get paid?
That platform becomes your employer, so the US company pays the provider, and they’ll pay you (after deducting a certain percentage) in your home country. There is nothing in the law that prohibits a US corporation from putting a foreigner working outside USA onto the payroll. The I-9 form only applies to people working in the U.S.
