Posts Tagged ‘visa interview’
Saturday, March 11th, 2017
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Here we go again… On March 6, 2017, President Trump issued a new Executive Order regarding US immigration to replace the previous Executive Order of January 27, 2017. The new Order takes effect on March 16, 2017 and expressly revokes the January 27, 2017 Order (which had been subject to […]
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Tags: artistsfromabroad, customs, Festival, immigration, immigration law, performer, petitions, processing times, travel, uscis, visa approval, visa interview, visa petition, visa petitions, visa waiver program, visas, visitor, visitor visa, work
Posted in Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on What In The World Is Going On With Artist Visas as of March 7, 2017?
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!
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…
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: If a foreign singer (who is not a citizen of a country that is eligible for the visa waiver program) gets a record deal in the USA, what kind of visa would they need to apply for? And if the singer is currently living in a […]
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Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Touring, Visas | Comments Off on Visas for Recording Artists