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Can I work for a US company and live in New Zealand?
Yes, as long as the primary purpose of your visit to New Zealand is ‘holidaying’. If holidaying will be your main activity throughout your time in New Zealand, it will not be an issue to work remotely from time to time in relation to your usual overseas employment while holding a visitor visa.
Can I work for a US company remotely while I’m abroad?
Generally speaking, yes, you can work remotely for the US and live on another side of the world. However, a worker will need to pay attention to tax and residence regulations. If you are working for a US company, but living permanently in a European country, you are theoretically working in that European country.
Can I work remotely while on tourist visa?
Tourist visas do not allow you to work as employed in the issuing country. But, they do not prohibit you from doing your ‘home’ work while on vacation. So anyone from anywhere who is working on their laptop or smartphone while on short or long vacation is not under any penalty.
Can I work online on a tourist visa?
The UK considers producing goods or services to be ‘work’ whether paid or unpaid. As a visitor, you are not allowed to do this. You are looking for info about people who have done this, contravening laws of the UK, and whether or not they got away with it is a moot point; it was and continues to be illegal.
Can I work remotely while on B2 visa?
Immigration Issue: Someone who is admitted into the US with B1/B2 status (Visitor Visa ) can certainly open their computer and “work” remotely for non-US clients.
Do I need a US work visa to work remotely?
Yes. You can work remotely for a US company as a contractor and negotiate to have them pay you a US-based income. You don’t need a work visa to work remotely as a contractor, only as a full-time employee (referred to as a W2 employee in the US).
Can I travel while working remotely?
Why, yes — yes, you can. Working from home and working remotely have given people the freedom to gain those long hours spent commuting back into their lives.
Is it illegal to work remotely in the US?
So anyone from anywhere who is working on their laptop or smartphone while on short or long vacation is not under any penalty. You can do your work/ personal stuff there, as long as your employment i.e. employer-employee relationship has no direct legal, financial bindings with the destination country of tourism.