Posts Tagged ‘rfe’
Saturday, August 22nd, 2020
I. Consulates Are Open, But Now Refusing To Issue Visas To Applicants Who Have Been In Certain Countries For artists who have been approved for visas, but have been waiting months to apply for them at a U.S. Consulate, many U.S. Consulates have re-opened and are beginning to issue visas. But not so fast…there continues […]
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Tags: furloughs, national interest waiver, quarrantine, rfe, travel ban, uscis, visa
Posted in Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Uncategorized, Visas | Comments Off on TODAY’S USCIS FORECAST: A Storm of Travel Ban Issues with a Cold Blast of COVID-based RFEs, and a Looming Furlough-Nado!
Thursday, July 30th, 2020
We have seen two Requests for Evidence (RFE) this week for foreign artists who are currently in the U.S. with O-1 classification (both of whom have been previously approved for O-1 classification multiple times) and who filed new O-1 petitions to extend their status and remain in the U.S. In each case, neither artist has […]
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Tags: artists, rfe, unemployed, unemployment, uscis, visas
Posted in Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Visas | Comments Off on USCIS May Be Coming After Unemployed Foreign Artists
Friday, December 13th, 2019
December 13, 2019 Hi folks Sorry for our infrequent posts. We’ll try and do better. To that end, I thought I’d share an issue that just arose with one of our clients. A booking agent filed P-1/P-1S visa petitions for a group that has previously been approved. This time, they received an RFE on a […]
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Tags: agents, Goldstein, rfe, visa petition, visas
Posted in Agents, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Visas | Comments Off on Visa Tip for Booking Agents/Managers
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. We booked a tour for a folk/rock group that will be touring the US for the first time. It took a lot longer to get their visas approved because US Immigration kept asking for unreasonable things like background information on venues and festivals and even made us get […]
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Tags: act of god, agent, artist, Brian Taylor, engagements, Festival, Goldstein, immigration, last minute, manager, presenter, rfe, Tour, travel, united states citizenship and immigration services, uscis, venue, visa petition, visas, work
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Plan On It!
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We filed visa petitions for O-1 and an O-2 visas. USCIS is asking for a contract between each of the O-2s and either the petitioner or the employers. This has never been an issue before and we’ve been doing this for 20 years. They are also […]
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Tags: agma, approval notice, artist, Brian Taylor, consultations, Goldstein, petitioner, petitions, processing times, rfe, support staff, Tour, uscis, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, work, young artist
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Welcome To The New Visa Reality!
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I recently received an RFE for a group touring the US this summer. The group is represented by a European manager who books their dates, but our US management company has previously filed petitions for them in the past, all of which have been approved […]
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Tags: agent, Brian Taylor, California, contract, engagement contract, engagements, Goldstein, immigration, interpretation, manager, petitioner, petitions, presenter, rfe, Tour, united states citizenship and immigration services, uscis, venue, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, work
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on The Invasion of the Visa Examiner Body Snatchers Continues! (aka “The Day The Visa Process Stood Still”)
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Last year I filed a P-1 petition for a group. I obtained a consult letter from AFM. When I filed a petition for their 2013 tour, the USCIS said I needed to get a new consult letter. I thought that union opinion letters are good for […]
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Tags: 3 years, afm, agma, Brian Taylor, consultation letter, consultations, engagements, Goldstein, petitioner, rfe, uscis, visa petition
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Can I Re-Use an Old Union Consult Letter for a Visa Petition?