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A tourism visa does not allow work in the US. He really shouldn't head to an all hands meeting on a tourist visa. The CBP officer will ask his purpose of travel
by ovi256 6y ago
A tourism visa does not allow work in the US. He really shouldn't head to an all hands meeting on a tourist visa. The CBP officer will ask his purpose of travel and he'll have to lie about it, after putting it in public writing. This is a mess that he should fix ASAP.
- syoussry 6y agoESTA is tourism + business trip. Arguably a one time all-hands meeting is a business trip. Though I agree sharing all of this in public after all of the struggle he's been through isn't the smartest idea :)!
- abimaelmartell 6y agoIf is the same as for Mexican citizens, the tourist visa is B1/B2, which allows you to do business during your travel. I used to attend company meetings all the time, i just handed a letter to the CBP officer with all the details for my visit, signed by the company's representatives on both sides of the border. It's actually pretty common.
- I_AM_A_SMURF 6y agoBusiness meetings are explicitly allowed under ESTA rules. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/business.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/business...
- marcod 6y agoExactly, you can work in the US, you just can't get paid in the US.
- ovi256 6y agoI don't know if ESTA is still involved, he explicitly said his ESTA applications were denied in 2017 and that's why he applied for a "tourist visa" and I don't think ESTA applies to that in any way. But he's a smart enough guy to read the limitations of tourist visa, I wish him the best and I hope I'm wrong.