Not every non-citizen doing a job in a foreign country does so illegally. Like in this case.
What's wrong with foreigners, legally, with visums issued, building factories that then employ locals?
ESTA is the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, part of the Visa Waiver program.
Generally trying to get the right papers for something is trying to put the closest shaped peg into the oddly shaped hole.
Having once organized a small team across european borders during Covid, I've learned that it's actually pretty tricky to get papers that 100% correctly match what you need on the ground. Usually there's a bit of give and take needed on all sides to make the world turn.
An ESTA is not a visa. The USA publicly announces that Korean citizens have the right to enter the USA for up to 90 days for business or tourism. As we're seeing though, the real rule is "don't look foreign".
philipallstar|5 months ago
Obviously.
> Like in this case.
I think the contention is that an ESTA is not a suitable visa for this sort of activity. How is what you're saying disproving that?
> What's wrong with foreigners, legally, with visums issued, building factories that then employ locals?
Nothing.
Kim_Bruning|5 months ago
Generally trying to get the right papers for something is trying to put the closest shaped peg into the oddly shaped hole.
Having once organized a small team across european borders during Covid, I've learned that it's actually pretty tricky to get papers that 100% correctly match what you need on the ground. Usually there's a bit of give and take needed on all sides to make the world turn.
In this case that process clearly broke down.
immibis|5 months ago