F1 student wanting to start a SaaS business legally — what are my options?
I'm on an F1 student visa in NYC. I built a software product (AI SaaS) and want to start charging customers legally. My situation: - I am the sole builder and founder - My brother is in Canada on a work permit (not PR or citizen) - I want to use Stripe Atlas to form a Delaware C-Corp under his name temporarily - I would run all operations, he would be legal owner on paper until my status changes My questions: 1. Can a Canadian work permit holder legally be a director of a US Delaware C-Corp? 2. Is this a viable structure for an F1 student to operate a SaaS business legally? 3. What are the risks for both me and my brother? 4. What's the cleanest path forward given my situation? I'm not looking for shortcuts — just want to do this the right way. Any advice from people who have been through similar situations would be genuinely appreciated.