UK festival directors demand end to ‘overly complex’ visa process

Leading figures from arts, music and culture write letter calling for government reforms

Directors of some of Britain’s biggest festivals have signed a letter calling for the government to make its “overly complex” visa application process more transparent, after a surge in refusals and complications for authors, artists and musicians invited to perform in the UK.

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