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muriel_volestrangler

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14. According to this govt website, a B1 visa does allow equipment installation, but not construction as well

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 11:35 AM

Sep 2025

Engineer(s) install, service or repair commercial or industrial equipment
or machinery sold by a non-U.S. company to a U.S. buyer, when
specifically required by the purchase contract. Installation cannot
include construction work, except for supervision or training of U.S.
workers to perform construction.

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/BusinessVisa%20Purpose%20Listings%20March%202014%20flier.pdf

Which I think shows how complicated this area is, and shouldn't be policed by chaining employees and taking them off to jail.

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According to this govt website, a B1 visa does allow equipment installation, but not construction as well muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #14