Elon Musk is said to have worked illegally in the United States in the 1990s while trying to establish a startup.

According to a report, Musk arrived in Palo Alto, California, in 1995 to pursue graduate studies at Stanford University but did not enroll. Instead, he focused on developing the software company Zip2, which was sold in 1999 for around $300 million.

Legal experts mentioned in the report stated that Musk would have needed to be enrolled in a full course of study to maintain valid work authorization as a student. Despite inquiries from various companies associated with Musk, including SpaceX and Tesla, there has been no response from him or his legal representation regarding these allegations.