Hi Peter, thank you for doing this.

I am on H1b visa and my partner is on H4 dependent visa. On H4, my partner wants to open a startup but is afraid if I lose my job then she has to stop working on the H4 visa as well.

I have my cousin who has a green card who is willing to be part of it, but I don't want to dependent on them.

What other paths are possible?

Cheers!

Being a founder is often a path to an O-1 visa so if your partner opens her startup and it does "well," then the O-1 might be an option for her if you lose your job. There's also an E-2 investor visa, which is another potential option for founders.