19 Member States – Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden – have now confirmed that musicians and performers from the UK will not require visas or work permits for short-term tours.
Talks are ongoing with the remaining EU Member States that do not allow visa and permit free touring. The UK Government requested an alignment of their arrangements with UK’s generous rules, which allow touring performers and support staff to come to the UK for up to 3 months without a visa. Formal requests have been put forward to Spain, Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, and Cyprus.
The UK Government wants to ensure that when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, musicians and other creatives can tour in the EU with minimal restrictions
