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Re:International Travel Guide for Basecamp employees by AngeloAnolin on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @10:10AM (#14255762)
Kind of disheartening to read that (most) of the comments here diverted away from the topic of Basecamp's travel guide, which shows a lot of character from this company.

A company composed of a lot of remote workers outside US that definitely goes out of their way to have their employees come into the US for their business meetings is a keeper.

On a side note, I am a bit confused on a questionnaire asked at the Customs:

Here to do work? Nope! Here on business, meeting with Basecamp.

Wouldn't this be under the discretion of the customs officer to determine whether business meeting qualifies as work? I suppose that being on a business meeting with your company still predisposes the fact that you are technically still paid on those days that you are meeting with your company?

Re:International Travel Guide for Basecamp employees by talklittle on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @10:24AM (#14255878)
The work vs. business question is simpler than that. Business = working in US for a foreign company. Work = working in US for a US company.

Presumably Basecamp has set up business entities abroad.

https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2272/about-differ...

Re:International Travel Guide for Basecamp employees by mdc2161 on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @11:00AM (#14256232)
I ran into this a lot while crossing the border into Canada as a consultant, I presume it is similar crossing the border in the other direction.

Internal business meetings did not require a work visa, while meetings with one of our clients did.