Home Office announces end to visas for foreign artists
The Stage (UK), 5/7/2008
In the U.K., "[f]oreign actors and musicians will not need to obtain a visa when coming to the UK for less than three months, the Home Office has announced. Instead, temporary visitors, including performers, will only need a certificate of sponsorship from a UK-based employer when new visa rules are enforced this autumn."
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