Can I perform on my B or my ESTA for no payment

Can I perform in the theatre on my B1/B2 Visa or ESTA if I am not paid but just receive a stipend for expenses?

b1-b2-visas

Best Answer

If it is a professional production, this would be a violation of your visitor status. The prohibition on unpaid work protects the labor market from foreign workers being brought in and working without pay. It also protects such workers from being brought to the US and being forced to work without pay.

If the production is fully amateur, it's probably okay, but the prospect of being reimbursed for expenses suggests that this is probably not the case.

Pictures about "Can I perform on my B or my ESTA for no payment"

Can I perform on my B or my ESTA for no payment - Full body of smiling young determined lady in activewear performing wide legged Tripod Headstand asana while practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga in light studio

Can I perform on my B or my ESTA for no payment - Content woman performing variation of Headstand while practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga in studio

Can I perform on my B or my ESTA for no payment - Concentrated young ethnic flexible female with long dark hair in activewear stretching body while practicing Head to Knee I asana during yoga practice at home

What are the rules for ESTA?

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

You are a citizen or eligible national of a Visa Waiver Program country.
You are currently not in possession of a visitor's visa.
Your travel is for 90 days or less.
You plan to travel to the United States for business or pleasure.

Can I overstay on ESTA?

Consequences of overstaying Overstaying (even for 1 day!) under the Visa Waiver Program (ESTA) or with any other Visa Type may result in serious consequences: If the visitor accrues unlawful overstay under the Visa Waiver Program, the visitor will be permanently barred from the program.

Is an ESTA free of charge?

Is there a fee for an ESTA application? Since 8 September 2010, the ESTA is no longer free of charge. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security charges travellers from countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program a fee of $14 USD.

What happens if you overstay on ESTA?

Cases of overstaying a period of stay in the U.S. by 180 or more days but less than one year are punishable by prohibition of travel to the U.S. for three years. Overstaying for one year or longer is punishable by prohibition of travel to the U.S. for 10 years.

My esta got denied and nobody knows why

Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Images: ShotPot, Marta Wave, Marta Wave, Miriam Alonso