US visa fees hiked 42% for touring artists
The new fees, which come into effect two days before Christmas, have been called "unacceptable" by the Canadian Federation of Musicians
News By IQ | 4 November 2016
US visa fees for foreign musicians are set to increase 42% on 23 December. The new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule, published in the Federal Register on 24 October,…
reveals the fee for submitting form I-129 for “nonimmigrant workers” – which includes artists and entertainers – is set to increase from $325 to $460.
USCIS director León Rodríguez says: “This is our first fee increase since November 2010 […] We are mindful of the effect fee increases have on many of the customers we…
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