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Substantial gainful activity

Substantial gainful activity

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Sep 11, 2026

Ed WeirHOST
37:25
You can work and make as much as you want.
Ed WeirHOST
37:28
After that, you have to stay under what's called the SGA, Substantial Gainful Activity.
Ed WeirHOST
37:33
This year, that's $1,690.
Ed WeirHOST
37:39
All right, let's see what else.
Ed WeirHOST
39:27
When you're self-employed, they also look at your hours.
Ed WeirHOST
39:31
So about 80 hours because, you know, when you're self-employed, you can work, you know, 80 hours a week and still make pretty much nothing for years until you start making money.
Ed WeirHOST
39:40
But if you're working 80 hours self-employment, then that's considered essentially substantial gainful activity.
Ed WeirHOST
39:49
So I don't want you to get jammed up and, you know, maybe all of the time you've been working so far, you're not going over the trial work period amount.

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