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This sounds tempting, but I have a hard enough time arranging regular visas on international trips, and work visas (even short term ones) sound like a nightmare

• paulddraper 10y ago
  Do you need a work visa if you are being "paid" in kind (board, food, internet access)?
  • lcc 10y ago
    I don't know the official answer, but given that it's all under the table, short term and no money is being exchanged, I think you'd be crazy to even try getting a work visa. I'll be honest that it didn't even cross my mind.
  • erroneousfunk 10y ago
    Sorry, late response, but most countries (including France) require a work visa for things like unpaid internships, or being compensated in any way. Paying for board/food counts as compensation. Look at it from the perspective of the US -- you can't just recruit programmers from India, have them come over "on vacation", pay them in room/board, and expect to not have any problems with border control. Work is work.