The Musician Tariff
Listening to Heather Bambrick on Jazz.fm this morning I learned that the time to process a visa application for performers has doubled and that to get an expedited visa now costs $2,800, limiting the ability of musicians to schedule tours in the US.
I have such a hard time even finding a jazz club, learning that now we can’t even get musicians just makes me even sadder.
@erik_squires This is a musician visa charge not a Jazz tax or Jazz tariff. Applies to all foreign musicians. The government knows many of these "musicians" will stay on in the States after their visas have expired. I would hazard a guess and say that many would be from the Philippines among others. |
@lordmelton +1 Mike |
@erik_squires - looks like Melton doesn't like Filipinos either. Not very thinly-disguised MAGA. |
