You should ask the Romanian embassy in Australia, not a forum.

Legally there could be some issues (you might be expected to pay taxes), but practically I don't think you'll have any problems at all (unless you do something absurd like notifying the authorities that you're working).

As long as you are still being paid in Australian currency and paying Australian taxes and not infringing in any way upon the Romanian employment scene, I can't imagine this would be a problem. I have worked all over the world when traveling (all I need is a computer and a cell phone), up to two months or so at a time, and no one is even aware of it most of the time.

Working is working - and anyone working while on a tourist visa is technically in breach of the terms they were admitted on. Most countries distinguish between doing business (like attending a conference or manning an exhibition stand) which, in most countries, is fine on a tourist visa, and working - which usually isn't

That principle applies to the affluent with a laptop just as much as it applies to waiters or roaddiggers. And the US and Australia apply the same principle Europeans do: it's irrelevant whether you're taking a job from a local, paying tax, or what currency you're being paid in.

Now immigration officials rarely interrogate about this (though it's rarely wise to admit you're speaking at a conference, especially if you're getting paid for it): but they may well be interested in how you're getting funded.

Frankly,I lie - though the question rarely arises, I've not avoided some work on holiday since laptops were invented. In non-Schengen Europe, the norm is to give most foreigners 90 days without question (assuming, BTW, Australians don't need visas. Most European countries don't make a fuss about Australia's one-sided attitude on tourist visas: but the ex-Communist countries may well be rather pricklier, so it's worth checking). No-one really asks you when you're going to leave.

But if you are asked any details, just tell them you're on holiday - and unless you do so very clumsily,no-one's going to probe further. Don't raise the issue of work at all: but make sure, just in case,that there's nothing in your briefcase or on your laptop referring to your intention to work

<<Don't raise the issue of work at all: but make sure, just in case,that there's nothing in your briefcase or on your laptop referring to your intention to work>>

That's just patently absurd. Anyone who carries a laptop on vacation who actually holds a job or runs a business and uses the same laptop for that has probably thousands upon thousands of "references of intention to work" right on that machine. You think small business owners can travel for a few weeks without getting emails from clients? Inquiries about new jobs? Requests for quotes? Quotations from suppliers? Notices of upcoming offers?

What planet do you live on? Do you really think all or even most people stop working entirely when they travel? I should be so lucky.

I think it's a fair statement. There's common sense, and then there's the law.

Common sense is that RO would be benefiting economically from me that they wouldn't otherwise - the law may well be another matter. I had a feeling this might become about detection and attitude versus legality.

Anyway, in starting this thread I was looking as much for things to consider as much as for definitive answers (which is why I came to a forum). While I have checked I can enter RO, and intend to do lots more research, I certainly haven't been looking into Visas to get into AU, so it's a good thing to hear about the one-sidedness and something I might bear in mind when speaking to immigration officials.

"What planet do you live on? "

The same one any other business owner lives on.

Apparently unlike you, however, I know what sods immigration officials can be.

Entering Romania (or Australia, or the US) intending to work on a tourist or business visa is illegal. In theory, it can lead to imprisonment, and if discovered will lead to deportation.

By all means delude yourself. Indeed, with your Plastic Paddy passport, you're entitled to work in the EU anyway. But please refrain from giving other people downright wrong advice.

Hi FS,

I agree with "I don't think you'll have any problems at all (unless you do something absurd like notifying the authorities that you're working)".

Check it out with your boss before you contact any officials.

Enjoy your visit.

This is about the biggest crock of sh*t I ever heard.

If you physically are in Romania but working in Australia, you aren't breaking any laws or rules.

The difference between being a paid speaker at a conference is that you are working IN that second country while via a laptop or phone you aren't. Jesus.

I have lived in Romania for 8 years and been working via the internet for years and it's zero problem or infringement upon any immigration rule or law whatsoever.