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So, my employer is sending me (a US citizen) to India on a business visa with the written purpose of “business and various other meetings”. In actuality, I’ll be there for two weeks to support a major IT project. They are considering it meetings because they have arranged to have local help whenever something needs to be physically touched. I’ll still be there with my laptop configuring servers and applications that reside in India. This is the first time the company has sent non-executives, who would actually be going for meetings https://vidmate.onl/ .
I did try to point out to our HR team via an ethics report that this is, at best, misleading and pointed out how bad the situation would be if we were detained for violating our visas (with supporting State Department references). I was simply told that it didn’t violate company policy.
While I’ve already resolved to seek different employment in the future for obvious reasons, I’m curious what I’m likely to encounter by just telling the truth about my purpose when asked by border officers in India. Obviously, my employer would very much like for me to stick to the script.
I did try to point out to our HR team via an ethics report that this is, at best, misleading and pointed out how bad the situation would be if we were detained for violating our visas (with supporting State Department references). I was simply told that it didn’t violate company policy.
While I’ve already resolved to seek different employment in the future for obvious reasons, I’m curious what I’m likely to encounter by just telling the truth about my purpose when asked by border officers in India. Obviously, my employer would very much like for me to stick to the script.
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