“European Union artists and entertainers will need visas to perform in the United Kingdom from January 2021, the [U.K.] Home Office has said,” writes Cynthia Miller-Idriss in Thursday’s (2/20) Politico.com. “The department announced Tuesday that artists and sports players from the EU would be subject to the same rules that currently apply to their non-EU peers once the Brexit transition comes to an end in December. At the moment, artists and their crews can travel freely from the EU to the U.K. and vice versa without applying for work permits or visas. But once freedom of movement ends, both EU and non-EU artists will need a Tier 5 visa in order to perform in the U.K., take part in competitions or auditions, participate in promotional activities, attend workshops, give talks about their work, and take part in cultural events or festivals. With this announcement, briefly mentioned in a policy paper, the Home Office has poured cold water on the hopes of the British live industry to achieve reciprocal arrangements between the U.K. and the EU that [enable] artists to continue to move around with their instruments and merchandising without facing extra paperwork or costs.”
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