UK musicians will be allowed to travel Visa-Free across Europe

The government has confirmed UK musicians will be able to travel visa-free for short-term tours to nineteen European countries.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport confirmed on the government’s website they have managed to negotiate visa-free short term tours for performers and creative professionals for the following EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden.

This change will allow UK musicians, performers, and creative professionals to travel to these countries freely for short tours without the requirement of a work permit or visa.

On the government website, they go on to say:

We want the UK’s fantastic performers and other creative professionals to be able to tour abroad easily.

That is why we tabled ambitious proposals during negotiations with the EU. Our recent trade deal with the three EFTA countries was based on the same offer and shows it is workable.

The government further details their plans to “actively” engage with the remaining EU member countries that do not allow visas and permit free touring.

The UK government wishes the remaining EU member states to align with their “own generous rules”, allowing touring performers and support staff to come to the UK for up to three months without a visa or work permit.

The website confirmed they have already made formal approaches to Spain, Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, and Cyprus.

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