Is it okay to receive royalty checks from stock Photography websites while on an F1 student status?

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   Stephen BermanPro

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   Answered January 25, 2013 09:02. Very likely this would not constitute unauthorized employment, since it is not employment.

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   F. Capriotti

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   Answered January 25, 2013 09:08. This is a tricky issue.
   
   First you ask about receiving royalty ... then you say you're not receiving royalty.
   
   I would say that if you are paid into your foreign bank account and that the sales are infrequent ... you're probably OK.
   
   If this is bringing in enough money to pay the rent .. (which, as a photographer myself, I know is difficult) you may have a problem.
   
   Meet with an attorney and your foreign student adviser.

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   J Ferrari

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   Answered January 25, 2013 10:28. If you took the pictures while on F-1 status, it could be considered unauthorized employment.

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