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Hi Peter! I am an software engineer in a French startup that will be participating in an accelerator in the US for a couple of months. I am from an african co
by wxc123 9y ago
Hi Peter!
I am an software engineer in a French startup that will be participating in an accelerator in the US for a couple of months.
I am from an african country so I need a visa to travel to the US. Also, I am en employee, not a co-founder, and I don't have any shares or stock in the company. Also, I will continue being employed and paid by the French company.
What visa should I apply for ?
I did a lot of research and I think I should apply for a B1 visa. But since it is not supposed to cover "productive work", I am not sure 100%.
- proberts 9y agoThe B-1 is probably the best option but you are right, you are not allowed to engage in productive work while in the U.S. in B-1 status. I would recommend that you consult with the incubator's immigration attorney because these can be tough/problematic visa applications.
- wxc123 9y agoThanks for your helpful answer. Does that mean that I should not be doing any programming during my stay in the US ? I am the only software developer working on the product, so that may be a little inconvenient for us.
- proberts 9y agoThis is something that you should speak about with an attorney because while you don't want to cross any lines, the specifics really do matter.