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Hang on, so you were in the US on the visa waiver program, working on your company? You are not allowed to run a company on either the visa waiver, or a B1 vis
by johnnykiko 14y ago
Hang on, so you were in the US on the visa waiver program, working on your company?
You are not allowed to run a company on either the visa waiver, or a B1 visa. That requires a working visa. You said it yourself - "I worked non-stop, every single day". So I have no idea what you thought you were doing.
You ask where this is going. I guess that aliens who work illegally are unlikely to get a visa, and that sounds pretty fine way to be going to me.
- elmargasimov 14y agoExcuse me, Firstly entrepreneurs travel to California because that is where they need to be. Secondly, I am allowed to conduct business and meetings on a Visa Waiver. As long as it is not gainful employment (which it isn't). Thirdly, 51% of all the founders and CEO's in Silicon Valley are foreign born. We come to build jobs and pay taxes to your government. Not to steal your jobs.
- johnnykiko 14y agoFirstly I'm British, so I'm not talking about having my jobs stolen. Secondly, Google for "B1 visa". Take the first result. Read down to "The following activities require a working visa, and may not be carried out by business visitors". It clearly says that you may not run a business. If you founded a startup, that sounds like you ran a business.