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Do I need a VISA for 3 days work

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  • 08-06-2016 8:48pm
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    Griffinx
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I've been asked to give a training course for 3 days by a US multinational. Its paid work and I would bill the Dublin office of the multinational afterwards.

    Do I need a work visa for this?..the visa website is so confusing


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    silja
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    Yes and no- if you were actually working and paid by a US firm, then you'd need a visa.
    However, in your case you are attending a work training, and paid by the Irish office, so you can travel on the VWP. I did it all the time when working for American Airlines.


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    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    silja wrote: »
    Yes and no- if you were actually working and paid by a US firm, then you'd need a visa.
    However, in your case you are attending a work training, and paid by the Irish office, so you can travel on the VWP. I did it all the time when working for American Airlines.

    Op is delivering the course?


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    ProudDUB
    Registered Users Posts: 11,569 ✭✭✭✭ProudDUB


    If a US multinational company has a Dublin office, then that office will be registered here, with the Irish Companies office. So he is to all intents and purposes, working for an Irish company, even if their parent company is the US multinational.

    The bog standard ESTA allows for people to travel to the US to participate in paid training activities, as long as they are being paid by an Irish company and not a US one. Participate is the word I would use if questioned at the Customs and Immigration check point btw.


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