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For vacation only! You cannot use that for business. Being a tourist for a few weeks will not result in funding...

• petercooper 16y ago
  You said: For vacation only! You cannot use that for business. Sorry to nit pick but it's always worth clarifying these issues if people might make decisions based on them.. You can use the VWP for business: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables nationals of 36 participating countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business (visitor [B] visa purposes only) for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. However, you cannot "work." Some things are explicitly allowed, though: consult with business associates, travel for a scientific, educational, professional or business convention, or conference on specific dates, settle an estate, or negotiate a contract Getting funding should fall under a valid B-1 usage as long as you're not doing any work but merely demoing/meeting people/thrashing out contracts. It would take a few words with the folks at your local US Embassy to nail that down though.
  • donohoe 16y ago
    You're right, I'm wrong on that one. Business trips are covered, but you cannot actually work.
    • petercooper 16y ago
      It's funny though because there are some exceptions even to that, if you start digging :-) Last time I checked "repairmen doing in-warranty repairs" can use B-1/VWP. There are a few other odd exceptions too.
      • donohoe 16y ago
        Odd. I imagine its the whole you cannot do anything where money would change hands?