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What the general visitor examples establish
The State Department lists consulting business associates, attending relevant conferences and negotiating contracts as business-visitor examples. It lists employment as not permitted on visitor visas.
Owning the U.S. company or being paid overseas does not alone decide whether your planned task is permitted. These examples are not an individual visa or admission decision.
A meeting followed by two weeks of repairs
A fictional technical founder plans three days negotiating a distribution contract, then two weeks repairing customer equipment beside the U.S. team. The negotiation example does not establish permission for the repairs.
Before promising that presence to a customer, separate the duties, who benefits, location, duration, payment and repeat-visit pattern. Training, installation, hands-on service and ordinary management cannot all be treated as meetings under a heading such as launch support.
Permission for the person still matters
A visa does not guarantee admission; the admitting authorities decide entry. If the operational work requires a different staffing arrangement, that affects the launch plan. An L-1, E-2 or another work-authorised route is a separate question, not an alternative assumed to be available.
Scope
- This gives no individual visa, ESTA, admission, productive-training, installation or hands-on-service conclusion.
Next step
Resolve the actual operating work on the trip before bookings or customer commitments depend on you performing it.
Sources & review notes
U.S. Department of State
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Business (B-1); Travel Purposes Not Permitted; admission
Negotiate a contract
Read the permitted business examples, employment prohibition and visa/admission distinction. Does not determine borderline productive training, ESTA eligibility, nationality exceptions or an individual admission outcome.
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State Department visitor guidance lists consulting business associates, attending conferences and negotiating contracts as business examples, and lists employment among activities not permitted on visitor visas.
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