Working on a Tour in America

[BlueShift]

Hi All,

 

I wondered if anyone here might be able to offer me a bit of US visa advice.

 

I have been asked by an american artist to travel to the US next year for 2 months to work on a US tour for them.

I would be mixing FOH and heading up sound overall.

 

I have worked with these guys before in the UK and Europe.

 

I was wondering if anyone has any experience under these circumstances? If I was going to be travelling with a UK artist/show, then the whole show would get P1 visas for their tour. However, this is a little different, because the artist is American and so I would be almost doing temporary work for them.

 

Any advice on where to start here?

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

[Roderick]

Not much you can do to start the ball rolling.

The visa application will have to be initiated by the artists' management. They will have to submit the paperwork and proof of their sponsorship.

[Bobbsy]

+1 to what Roderick says. The artist or production company will have to handle the paperwork and basically be willing and able to justify why they need your specific talents rather than using a local technician.

[bigclive]

So just out of interest.... What's required for an American to work on a tour in the UK?

[charlyfarly]

AFAIK Americans working on a tempory basis in the UK have to jump through similar hoops too. The only difference is that the UK permits/visas are a heck of a lot cheaper than the US ones!