Kch3

So you're saying that coming to the United States to take a business meeting is illegal and breaks the rules of the VWP?

ian-mstm

Meetings are fine. However, you're a manager... can you honestly tell anyone here that you haven't done any managing whatsoever in almost 5 months? I wouldn't believe it... and likely, neither will a US immigration officer.

Ian

Pulaski

Your paragraph I was responding to referred to e-mail and things "happening electronically". I took it that the meetings you missed were because you were in the US not despite it. As Ian said you can come to the US to attend meetings on the VWP. You cannot set up a virtual office on the beach with your laptop and mobile phone and perform your usual job that you have outside the US. Is anyone going to notice if you come for a two week holiday and take a couple of calls or send an e-mail, but you don't expect us, or a US CBP officer to believe that you were absent from your job for months without doing anything, do you?

scrubbedexpat099

Not sure you could set up an office on the beach.

Too sandy surely?

Kch3

Depending on when I started managing, yes.

Nutmegger

So you aren't a part of the "we" that "just" put out a recording and secured a tour? Then the artist should manage fine until you get your visa status sorted out.

S Folinsky

J Craig Fong

ian-mstm

That you now have to qualify your statements, suggests that your question has moved beyond the realm of "Is it allowed?" to "Can I get away with it?" I'll note that the two are not interchangeable. Good luck to you. Those who try to play the system often get burned... very badly!

Ian

Pulaski

I think this case is more in the realm of "Have I got away with it?"

henryh

This is the only useful answer in this thread.

scrubbedexpat099

What about this one?

Pulaski

And cautioning the OP that what they are doing might be illegal isn't useful?

scrubbedexpat099

I might need to console myself with a few beers.

Pulaski

Not too few I hope.