Posts Tagged ‘united states citizenship and immigration services’
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. When we woke up Christmas morning, we discovered that the Grinch at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had left two surprises in our stockings: 1) NEW FILING FEES Effective as of December 24, 2016, the filing fee for all O and P petitions is now $460. All petitions […]
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Tags: immigration, petitions, united states citizenship and immigration services, uscis
Posted in Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Visas | Comments Off on CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FROM USCIS
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, April 9th, 2015
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: Our organization has engaged a foreign musician whose European agent is balking at the artist having to obtain an O-1 visa that we know he needs. We want to do this right, so I’m getting my ducks in line to tell him no and part […]
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Tags: artist, engagements, Festival, immigration, manager, musician, petitioner, presenter, Tour, united states citizenship and immigration services, uscis, venue, visa petition, visas, visitor, visitor visa, waiver, work
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Presenters, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Is It Still Illegal If I Don’t Get Caught?
Thursday, November 6th, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I had a really interesting conversation with a consular officer at a U.S. consulate where we were having one of our groups apply for P visas. Our group has toured the U.S. many times and the officer mentioned that P class petitioners do not need to […]
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Tags: artist, engagements, immigration, petitioner, Tour, united states citizenship and immigration services, uscis, visa application, visa interview, visa petition, visas, waiver
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Avoiding A Visa Interview…Sometimes…Maybe…
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: My artist has an O-1 visa which expires in April 2015. We want to add a new engagement in May 2015. Can we just file for a “visa extension” or do we have to file a whole new petition? Your question contains the implication that […]
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Tags: artist, Brian Taylor, Goldstein, immigration, united states citizenship and immigration services, uscis, visa category, visa petition
Posted in Artist Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Enter the Cockroach, Stage Left
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, 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, May 30th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM: What needs to be done to bring a performing artist from a foreign country to play in a US concert? How is their pay reported to the IRS? Is withholding required? Do they have to pay taxes on the money that they earn in the US? Etc. Wow, this […]
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Tags: agent, approval notice, artistsfromabroad, Brian Taylor, exceptions, ftm, Goldstein, irs, manager, necessary visa, petition fee, presenter, tax return, united states citizenship and immigration services, visa petition, visitor visa
Posted in Central Withholding Agreements, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Taxes, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on I Want To Engage A Foreign Artist. Tell Me Everything I Need To Know!
