When submitting a business trip in WorkFlex, you will be asked a series of questions regarding the purpose of the trip. These questions are essential to ensure a precise visa risk assessment, determine the correct visa type, and identify if any additional information is needed for Posted Worker (PWD) purposes.
Purpose of the trip
The first question after you have entered your trip destination and dates is: What is the purpose of the trip? You will be able to select your trip purpose from a drop-down menu.
Initially, only the categories will be visible. When you click on a category, the relevant sub-answers will appear for you to choose from. You can expand or minimize the categories by clicking on them.
Below is the full list of purposes available in the drop down menu:
1. Internal business meetings
1. Internal business meetings
Internal Business (meetings) without work for a client (e.g., internal audits, quality control)
Internal Business meetings with work for a client
2. External business meetings
2. External business meetings
Meetings with/work for a client (e.g., consulting, auditing, or advisory services)
Meetings with potential clients
Negotiating contracts or signing agreements
Other external business (meetings), e.g., without hands-on work, representational
3. Conferences & offsites
3. Conferences & offsites
Attending a conference or fair
Attending a company offsite
Speaking at a conference (unpaid)
Speaking at a conference (paid)
4. Training & educational
4. Training & educational
Attending internal training
Attending external training
Delivering training to internal participants
Delivering training to external participants (unpaid)
Delivering training to external participants (paid)
Participation in research projects and studies
5. Technical & manual work
5. Technical & manual work
Assembly, maintenance, repair, and installation
Technical Support and/or supervision
Other hands-on labour (e.g., test drives, seasonal labor, factory work, assembly line tasks, etc.)
6. Other
6. Other
Doing market research and exploring investment opportunities
Other (please provide: [freetext])
Next Steps: Based on your response to the trip purpose, the platform will determine if additional information is required, then more questions will appear to gather any further details.
If no further information is necessary, you will be able to proceed without additional questions.
The answers will also be visible in the trip submission file:
Why this is important
By selecting the correct purpose for your trip, the platform will combine this information with other factors, such as your destination, to accurately assess the risks associated with your business trip.