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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by ThrowawayUry on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:00PM (#18631035)
Hello Peter, I'm a non-resident and non-citizen selling consultancy and development services to U.S. companies (as a contractor, filing a W8-BEN). I hold a B1/B2 visa (only used for conferences and training so far).

Are there any potential immigration issues if I do U.S. based work for a couple of months on my B1/B2 visa? Could I do that more than once in a year or would that be a red flag for immigration services?

I don't want to move to the U.S. but I do want to be able to work onsite during crunch times, pushes to production or similar events, without risking my visa.

I also want to allay fears of potential customers that I don't qualify as an employee, but that's not an immigration question I guess :)

Thank you for taking your time for answering!

Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:05PM (#18631076)
Unfortunately, that's not allowed on the B-1 visa.
Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by ThrowawayUry on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:34PM (#18631354)
Thank you. Thought so, and it's a huge bummer.

Meetings, etc. are still fair right?

Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:56PM (#18631554)
Yes.