“Many artists have entirely given up touring in the US because it’s impossible to break even”
Recently, the music industry reeled in horror at news that the fee for US artist visas will soon increase from $325 (€302) to $460 (€429). I understand people’s annoyance, but the current outrage is misdirected.
A little fee increase is not the problem with the US artist visa process. The problem is that the process is so slow that almost everyone has to pay the government’s $1225 (€1141) Premium Processing expediting fee, and it is so complex and unreliable that almost everyone has…
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Matthew Covey of New York-based visa specialists Tamizdat discusses what may be done to ensure that America is accessible to international performing arts
Comment 10 January 2017