Any musician who has travelled to the United States to perform will know of the headache involved in arranging a performer’s visa. Artists performing in the United States generally need one of seven different types of ‘O’ or ‘P’ visas, which must be petitioned by an American citizen, organization or permanent resident. The process is time consuming and and expensive, and after going through the whole process, an application can still be refused. Read the full report here.

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