You probably already know that for an artist visa the immigration service requires that if you haven't received a Nobel Prize, Academy Award, Emmy, Grammy or Directors Guild Award (which I presume most of you readers have not, kudos if you have!), then you will need 3 of the following legally regulated proofs of excellence as a musician:
1. National or international recognition;
2. Articles written about in major trade publications or major media by applicant;
3. Participation as a judge or member of a judging panel;
4. Published articles written by objective author in major publication;
5. Performance in a lead role in an event that has a distinguished reputation;
6. Proof of financial success;
7. Original artistic contribution of major significance;
8. Receipt of a very high salary; and
9. Other similar material.
So let's start with musicians.
A foreign musician should present at least 3 of the following:
1. Awards, certificates, prizes from government agencies, musical competitions, etc.
2. Articles you have written, published by magazines, newspapers or the Internet
3. Acting as a judge of music competitions
4. Articles written about you in any form of press
5. Band leader status
6. High yearly income (congratulations if you've got that...)
7. Membership in exclusive music organizations
8. CD's/DVD's & demos
9. Flyers of gigs
10. Radio play
11. Television appearances
12. Letters of Recommendation written by musicians, owners of venues,organizations.
13. Performance photos
14. Teaching experience
15. Other similarly material.
The first list is nearly impossible for a non-lawyer to understand,.
As for the second list, musicians should be able to relate to it. Keep in mindf eery musician is unique and all this information has to be reviewed as a whole to determine if it's enough for an artist visa.
By the way -- don't forget to ask your musucian friends what they compiled to get artist visas.
Special thanks to Nadia El-Tatawy for her paintings that are featured on this blog. See her website http://nadiaeltatawy.com/
1. National or international recognition;
2. Articles written about in major trade publications or major media by applicant;
3. Participation as a judge or member of a judging panel;
4. Published articles written by objective author in major publication;
5. Performance in a lead role in an event that has a distinguished reputation;
6. Proof of financial success;
7. Original artistic contribution of major significance;
8. Receipt of a very high salary; and
9. Other similar material.
So let's start with musicians.
A foreign musician should present at least 3 of the following:
1. Awards, certificates, prizes from government agencies, musical competitions, etc.
2. Articles you have written, published by magazines, newspapers or the Internet
3. Acting as a judge of music competitions
4. Articles written about you in any form of press
5. Band leader status
6. High yearly income (congratulations if you've got that...)
7. Membership in exclusive music organizations
8. CD's/DVD's & demos
9. Flyers of gigs
10. Radio play
11. Television appearances
12. Letters of Recommendation written by musicians, owners of venues,organizations.
13. Performance photos
14. Teaching experience
15. Other similarly material.
The first list is nearly impossible for a non-lawyer to understand,.
As for the second list, musicians should be able to relate to it. Keep in mindf eery musician is unique and all this information has to be reviewed as a whole to determine if it's enough for an artist visa.
By the way -- don't forget to ask your musucian friends what they compiled to get artist visas.
Special thanks to Nadia El-Tatawy for her paintings that are featured on this blog. See her website http://nadiaeltatawy.com/
