Thank you NRiddle for your response! You can start a business with a foreign national. Read more about the steps you need to take and issues you need to be aware of in our blogs: Doing Business in the USA Starting a Business in the US as a Foreign National Learn more about common types of business incorporation and how to start a business in Massachusetts at Business.gov.

Yes, a Non-US resident can be an active member of a LLC. However, I would contact a business attorney to make sure you both structure the articles of corporation property to prevent any legal issues that might arise; since there will be a non-US resident having ownership in the company. I'd also speak with a tax consultant to see how taxes should be handled, you might not be able to do a pass-through tax entity since there is a non-US resident member. Checklist.... 1. Contact business attorney to get consultation and support setting up a proper L.L.C. to allow both a non-US resident and US resident to have ownership interest. 2. Contact a tax attorney to learn the proper way taxes must be handled with an L.L.C. that contains a non-US resident member.