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Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Sep 28th 2017, 9:51 pm

Replies: 19

Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

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Posted By Pulaski

Re: Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

That's all well and good, but the rules that the State Department and US consulates apply for issuing visas are different from the rules that USCIS and the CBP immigrants officers use for admitting...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Sep 27th 2017, 9:10 pm

Replies: 19

Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Views: 1,584

Posted By Pulaski

Re: Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Agreed, but IMO a longer visit, of several months, would be much more likely to raise a red flag with respect to possibly "working". ..... Plus longer than 183 days in a year would also create a...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Sep 27th 2017, 8:06 pm

Replies: 19

Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Views: 1,584

Posted By Pulaski

Re: Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

I did in post #8, above: "1-2weeks". :lol:

I see the risk of being thought of as "working" will be greater the longer the visit, whereas you could enter to attend a conference or visit customers...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Sep 27th 2017, 7:41 pm

Replies: 19

Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Views: 1,584

Posted By Pulaski

Re: Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

The list is explicitly incomplete ("including, but not limited to ...."), and I have seen a list that includes "meeting with customers", and "meeting with suppliers", so I am fairly certain that...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Sep 27th 2017, 6:55 pm

Replies: 19

Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Views: 1,584

Posted By Pulaski

Re: Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

There are many things you can do on a B-1, but "work" isn't one of them. ..... I had been meaning to come back to this thread and suggest a series of VWP visits throughout the year, on a needs basis...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Sep 25th 2017, 3:28 pm

Replies: 19

Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Views: 1,584

Posted By Pulaski

Re: Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Unfortunately US companies cannot hire overseas applicants at will. The usual visa for hiring an overseas applicant is an H-1B, which is always substantially oversubscribed, so there is a one week...

Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas

Sep 25th 2017, 2:20 pm

Replies: 19

Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

Views: 1,584

Posted By Pulaski

Re: Employed in the UK, long term business VISA for US

I think Shiversaint is overly optimistic - there isn't a visa for a secondment to a business not under common ownership.

There may be a way to finagle an E-2 visa with you working as a local...

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