I'm L1-A visa right now, am I allowed to having music streaming income?

[lEaBStlU]

Hi!

I know that as L1A visa holder I should be employed by only ONE entity, my current company, and can't hold any other job, not even a part time one. But I'm confused as to this particular situation - I have a side interest in music, and let's say I release some music and put it out on streaming platforms, and it earns me not a large amount but still some streaming income, or I get other related income from my music, is that illegal and non-compliant with my holding a L1 visa? Can I only have one source of income that is only from ONE single employer, or is having another source of income like the situation I described okay? Because it's neither another full time nor a part time job that I'm holding?

[Libra_14]

So by definition, you cannot "work", but you can still get income from other sources - For example, you cannot drive uber & get money, but you can certainly invest in property & get its rent, or you can invest in stocks & get profit from that.

Same way uploading video on YouTube (or music on other popular sites) & getting paid from that is fine. Ensure you are not uploading that to some not-so-known site - which can become suspicious.