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I knew a guy who was hasseled entering the US with some tools because he planned to do renovations on his own house that he owned outright. The border guards s
by GigabyteCoin 11y ago
I knew a guy who was hasseled entering the US with some tools because he planned to do renovations on his own house that he owned outright.
The border guards said that unless he was a citizen or had a work visa then he was not allowed to work on fixing up his own house, and would have to hire a local to do it.
tl;dr working for "just food and a place to live" is still technically working, and unless you have permission to do so it would be risky for all parties involved.
- homakov 11y ago> then he was not allowed to work on fixing up his own house Then tourists are not allowed to cook and must go to restaurants, and coding for open source is also illegal? I think guards were wrong.
- tim333 11y agoThere's a grey area. Making your own bed is ok. Renovating a series of houses to sell on isn't. It's not totally clear where the boundary is but I think the guards have some discretion.