UK Music calls on minister to block US visa hike
The organisation says the plans would see fees rise by at least 251%, and is calling on cabinet ministers to intervene
News By James Hanley | 2 March 2023
UK Music is calling on business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch to help block plans for a huge rise in US visa costs for UK musicians and crew.
The organisation has written to the cabinet minister urging her to persuade her American counterparts to drop the “deeply damaging” hike that it says would see fees rise by at least 251%.
In the letter, signed by organisations from across the British industry, UK Music CEO Jamie Njoku-Goodwin highlights the potential impact of…
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