AlexGreene2026
New Member
Hi everyone! I work in software, fully remote — my employer is registered outside the US, all of our clients are overseas too, and my salary never touches a US bank. My wife and I are thinking of spending six to nine months living in the US next year (family is there, and we'd like a longer taste of the country before committing to anything).The trouble: I can't find any kind of US "digital nomad" or remote-work visa at all, unlike Spain or Portugal. So the usual advice seems to be "enter on B1/B2 or ESTA" — but I keep hearing two opposite things. Some say you simply can't work on a tourist visa, full stop; others say a few emails for your foreign employer is tolerated, while working full-time every day from a rented apartment for months is a grey zone that CBP can object to at the airport.Has anyone actually done a long remote-work stay in the US on a visitor status? Were you questioned at immigration, and how did you handle health insurance meanwhile? Would really appreciate experiences from people who've done it — we'd rather ask now than burn an entry later.