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Music industry navigates "extreme vetting" of foreign artists

by Maria Bakkalapulo

Jul 11, 2019

Foreign artists are running into difficulty with visas, resulting in delays and cancellations.

West African rock band Tal National.

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Blog: Here’s what we know about ‘extreme vetting’

by Jana Kasperkevic

Apr 5, 2017

The president has talked a lot about making it harder for people to obtain visas. But what exactly does that look like?

Triple the number of applicants applied for the H1-B visa program last year. Chances of getting your application picked were only about one in three.

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