UK Music has reacted to the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential race stating that this will ‘undoubtedly bring with it visa implications’ for British bands.
Trump was named as the new president elect on Wednesday morning (9 November) after a hard fought election campaign against rival democrat Hilary Clinton.
Commenting on the news, UK Music chief executive Jo Dipple likened the situation to Brexit, talking of a political mood which ‘favours protectionism and nationalism’.
She said: ‘The Trump victory will undoubtedly bring with it visa implications for overseas nationals and therefore British bands who want to work in the US. This compounds ongoing concern about the visa system for British musicians visiting the US, as well as the 27 remaining EU markets which are dependent on the yet-to-be detailed withdrawal from the EU.’
UK Music is part of the Musicians Union Visa Task Force meeting US consul general Debra Heien on Monday to discuss the rising and prohibitive cost of access to the US market for British bands.
Jo continued: ‘UK musicians should enjoy the same access to the US which American artists have to the UK. The meeting will also be the first contact between British music and US officials following Trump’s election, and may give us a sense of the new administration’s approach. There are many questions over Trump’s plans in so many areas of policy, details of which are yet unknown. And like Brexit, the implications and impact of his Presidency will take months and years to be felt.’
‘We do know from his comments during the campaign that Trump is highly sceptical of Google and his Presidency may bring a sea change of policy thinking to companies that have operated without constraint over global markets. There might be an opportunity to challenge the grip that Google has had over White House copyright policy if Trump refuses to play the game like his predecessors - and we know he doesn’t like the old game.’
As previously reported, The US government has already decided to raise the price of the visa application for artists, musicians and DJs visiting the country.
On 20 December, the fee for Form I-129, the Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, will rise 42 percent from $325 per act to $460 per act.
Trump was named as the new president elect on Wednesday morning (9 November) after a hard fought election campaign against rival democrat Hilary Clinton.
Commenting on the news, UK Music chief executive Jo Dipple likened the situation to Brexit, talking of a political mood which ‘favours protectionism and nationalism’.
She said: ‘The Trump victory will undoubtedly bring with it visa implications for overseas nationals and therefore British bands who want to work in the US. This compounds ongoing concern about the visa system for British musicians visiting the US, as well as the 27 remaining EU markets which are dependent on the yet-to-be detailed withdrawal from the EU.’
UK Music is part of the Musicians Union Visa Task Force meeting US consul general Debra Heien on Monday to discuss the rising and prohibitive cost of access to the US market for British bands.
Jo continued: ‘UK musicians should enjoy the same access to the US which American artists have to the UK. The meeting will also be the first contact between British music and US officials following Trump’s election, and may give us a sense of the new administration’s approach. There are many questions over Trump’s plans in so many areas of policy, details of which are yet unknown. And like Brexit, the implications and impact of his Presidency will take months and years to be felt.’
‘We do know from his comments during the campaign that Trump is highly sceptical of Google and his Presidency may bring a sea change of policy thinking to companies that have operated without constraint over global markets. There might be an opportunity to challenge the grip that Google has had over White House copyright policy if Trump refuses to play the game like his predecessors - and we know he doesn’t like the old game.’
As previously reported, The US government has already decided to raise the price of the visa application for artists, musicians and DJs visiting the country.
On 20 December, the fee for Form I-129, the Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, will rise 42 percent from $325 per act to $460 per act.
