I have, quite often. :) I've always gotten the answer from officials "if you aren't competing with local workers, you're fine". As always, depends on the count

I have, quite often. :) I've always gotten the answer from officials "if you aren't competing with local workers, you're fine". As always, depends on the country. Further down the source I just cited: "Examples of activities for which a person would not normally be remunerated or which would not compete directly with Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents in the Canadian labour market and which would normally be part-time or incidental to the reason that the person is in Canada include, but are not limited to: long distance (by telephone or internet) work done by a temporary resident whose employer is outside Canada and who is remunerated from outside Canada;" It's the definition of "work", whether you're competing with locals, and whether you're being paid by a Canadian company. Many countries don't have this clearly documented, as until very recently (last 10-15 years), the only real "work" was competitive with local citizens/residents. All work visa documentation is written with this implied definition. Many countries are starting to call this out as an exception (like Canada above, Thailand recently, etc, etc). Until it's clear for a particular country, it's best to talk to an official.