How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18327493

If you take your start-up out to sea, that does make you captain of your own fate...if not the ship.

Re: How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

The lawyer seems to think it's legal but I wonder what the status of the 'entreprenoors' would be when attending meetings.

Re: How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

I don't get how it overcomes the real issue, which is if they want to land in the US, they still have to go through immigration... They can't just sit 12 miles offshore and then come and go as they please without going through immigration.

Re: How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

Looks more like they are just going to take money off gullible people. How could your family live full-time on a ship moored in international waters as well.

Re: How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

This is a repeat of a story from a year ago.

Then they were talking about the 'entrepreneurs' living on land and commuting to work on the boat.

The Visa issue was never answered.

Re: How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

I think they are still trying to raise money to buy and fit out the ship, could that many investors be that gullible to not check the legalities out?

My assumption would be that immigration would just take a completely different view to the same actions, ESTA might be one thing when you are in the UK. but I can see new regulations when it is applied for from a ship using an American IP address. It would be interesting to know what knowledgeable people are saying.

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Why would they need new regulations, there must be Canadian and Mexican businesses close to the US Mainland.

Re: How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

So it's actually aimed at people who don't qualify for the VWP and can't get a visitor's visa either. So people who can't get into the US at all.

Like I said in the other thread, I've heard it all before, Microsoft was going to open up some campus in Victoria and put some of their staff there, all I can say is, Google the Microsoft offices in Victoria and look at them on Streetview.

Impressive.

Although it does appear they may be having another stab at it.

Re: How to get a US job without a visa (if you don't get seasick)
 

Or if you've got to get them (the supposed investment capitalists) on a boat, can't you get them on a plane? Or Skype?

Because I hear investment capitalists in technology are really averse to using technology, so the best idea is clearly to put them on a boat 12 miles off-shore with a shaky internet connection.