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# US Visa Fees For Musicians Just Increased 50%
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/us-visa-fees-for-musicians-just-increased-50/
- Published: 2020-08-31T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-08-31T13:18:19.000Z
- Description: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set tp impose steep increases to some of its filing fees for musicians entering the country, including for O and P artist visas applications. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/08/us-visa-fees-for-musicians-just-increased-50.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:51

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set tp impose steep increases to some of its filing fees for musicians entering the country, including for O and P artist visas applications filed by U.S. nonprofit arts organizations.

- The filing fee for O petitions will increase by 53% from $460 to $705 per petition and utilize a new Form I-129O
- The filing fee for P petitions will increase by 51% from $460 to $695 per petition with a new Form I-129MISC
- Beneficiaries will be capped at 25 people per petition
- Premium Processing will lengthen to a window of 15 federal working days rather than calendar days

For complete details and to get updates, visit [Artists from Abroad](https://www.artistsfromabroad.org/site/news/dhs-finalizes-steep-artist-visa-fee-increases-and-policy-changes?ref=hypebot.com).