It’s easier for global acts to play in Russia than in the U.S. right now.
Fiona McEntee, an immigration lawyer whose firm has worked with the Darkness and the Coronas on visa issues, says she’s never seen anything like this. “It’s been so frustrating,” she says. “It’s understandable there would be some delay in the process because of Covid, but the types of delays we are seeing now are just crazy. And many musicians and artists I work with haven’t really been able to work in a year and a half, so I cannot imagine how awful this must be for them.
A big part of the problem is that embassies are short-staffed due to Covid-19 just as an unprecedented number of people need their services, thanks to the American travel ban that prevents citizens of the United Kingdom and the Schengen Area of Europe from entering the country. Even before Covid-19, the visa process was more difficult than it had been in the past thanks to the Trump administration. “He put in place a Buy American [and] Hire American policy,” says Los Angeles-based immigration lawyer Lorraine D’Alessio. “That’s basically a blanket policy that turns people away.
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