Musicians from all over the world have spent the last several weeks rallying fans against proposed increases in visa costs by the federal government. Visa costs for international artists could nearly triple under a new policy, which could greatly affect working musicians, especially the smaller ones. Public commentary on the new policy ended yesterday (March 13).
The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services proposed the visa changes in January. At the time, they justified that the big jumps were necessary due to increased costs at the agency. The new guidelines would see costs for O-1 and…
