Archive for the ‘Touring’ Category
Monday, October 24th, 2016
It is with the deepest bewilderment and frustration that we are compelled to announce: USCIS HAS IMPLEMENTED A FEE INCREASE FOR VISA PETITIONS On Friday, October 21, the US Department of Homeland Security announced that it has approved the request of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to increase the fee for US visa […]
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Tags: immigration, united states citizenship and immigration services, uscis, visa petition, visa petitions, visas
Posted in Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on USCIS Announces Fee Increase for Artist Visas!
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
By Robyn Guilliams, Esq. Dear Law & Disorder, I am a member of a band in Canada, and we do quite a few performances in the U.S. each year. Our accountant has always told us that we don’t need to file income tax returns in the U.S., because the band is incorporated, and also […]
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Tags: canada, exceptions, irs, payment, tax identification number, tax liability, tax return, tax treaty, tax withholding, uscis, venue, visas
Posted in Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Uncategorized, Visas | Comments Off on Beware of Wolves In Expert Clothing!
Thursday, December 10th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. I realize there are other equally important issues out there than visas and international touring. However, in the wake of the recent terrorist attack in California, and as U.S. politicians and political candidates roll out a “Keep the Hate Alive” campaign, we are constantly receiving alarming updates from clients […]
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Tags: approval notice, audition, canadians, cancellation, competitions, exceptions, immigration, immigration law, performer, processing times, Tour, travel, university, uscis, validity period, visa petition, visa petitions, visa waiver program, visas, waiver, work
Posted in Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on International Touring: More Tales From The Front Lines
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. As the U.S. Legal Advisor to the International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA), I’ve been asked to prepare an update on a variety of current issues involving international touring at the next membership meeting in London on November 27, 2015. Not only do I adore IAMA, but as this would provide […]
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Tags: boilerplate, canadian performers, contract, engagement fees, engagements, Festival, immigration, irs, ITIN, Licensing, London, money, musician, negotiation, opera, orchestra, orchestras, passports, payment, performer, petitions, presenter, processing times, SSN, tax return, Tour, travel, uscis, venue, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, waiver, work, work authorization
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on International Touring: A Report From The Front Lines
Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: A presenter is refusing to pay one of our artists who has an O-1 visa, but does not have a Social Security Number. Does a foreign artist who is performing in the U.S. under an O-1 also have to get a Social Security number in […]
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Tags: artist, contract, contractual provision, engagement contract, engagement fees, immigration, immigration law, irs, ITIN, money, presenter, SSN, tax obligations, tax return, university, venue, work, work authorization
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Contracts, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Paying By the Numbers
Thursday, August 27th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We got our P visa for a group returned because it included the tour manager. USCIS is saying we need to file a separate petition and get a separate union letter for him. But USCIS has approved prior P petitions with everyone on the same […]
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Tags: artist, artistsfromabroad, immigration, immigration law, petitions, processing times, uscis, visa petition, visa petitions, visas, work
Posted in Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on When It Comes To Visas: Plan For The Worst And Hope For The Best
Friday, June 26th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. After being unable to issue visas since June 9 due to a major computer system crash, the U.S. Department of State is now reporting that, as of June 25, 2015, 85% of the U.S. Consulates (approximately 165) are now operational and able to issue visas again. Here is a […]
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Tags: approval notice, artist, state department, travel, visa interview, visa petition, visas, visitor, waiver
Posted in Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on The U.S. Consulates Are Back–More or Less!
Friday, June 19th, 2015
Hi everyone I realize that this is outside of our normal blog posting schedule. However, understandably, there is a growing concern over the recent…and ongoing…computer crash that has resulted in U.S. Consulates around the world being unable to issue visas. This means that even artists who have been issued I-797 approval notices from USCIS are currently […]
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Tags: approval notice, state department, travel, uscis, visas
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on UPDATE ON U.S. VISA DELAYS
Thursday, May 28th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Every time someone sends us a contract, its always a lengthy document with lots of legalese that no one understands. Is there anything wrong with having a simple, one page agreement that everyone can easily understand and will sign? A lot of people mistake “legalese” […]
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Tags: agent, assumptions, attorney, commissions, contract, Contracts, copyright, damages, dispute, engagement contract, excerpts, lawsuit, lawyer, license, presenter, recording, Tour, venue, visas
Posted in Agents, Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Insurance, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Presenters, Touring, Venues | Comments Off on Understanding Legalese
Thursday, April 30th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Someone recently told me that there was a new form for U.S. visa petitions for artists. Is this true? If so, when do I have to start using it? Late last year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of Form I-129—the form […]
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Tags: immigration, immigration law, petitioner, petitions, uscis, visa petition, visa petitions, visas
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on New O and P Visa Petition Form Effective May 1, 2015