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Cases · Technology & intellectual property · Copyright, media & digital content rights

Tour internationally as an artist or production

We're touring abroad. What visas, tax and contracts do we need?

WONE Global coordinates work permits, withholding tax relief and promoter contracts for each country on the route.

Countries in the typical case Nigeria · United Kingdom · France · United Arab Emirates · Japan

The situation

What is happening

Performers and crew are touring several countries.

What is at stake

Tours lose money to withholding tax, visa delays and weak promoter contracts.

Who faces this

  • Sport and entertainment

A scenario

Music actSport and entertainment · from Nigeria · in United Kingdom, France, United Arab Emirates and 1 more

It is playing 20 cities across Europe, the Gulf and Asia.

Where it ends A tour that makes money.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Artist withholding tax on tours”“Work permits for touring crew”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global coordinates work permits, withholding tax relief and promoter contracts for each country on the route.

Usually led by Employment, payroll and immigration, with Tax and structuring, Customs, trade and export controls and Contracts and commercial law.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Months 1-2Permits.
  2. Month 2Withholding relief.
  3. Month 3Promoter contracts.
  4. TourRun.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Visas and work permits for performers and crew
  2. 02Withholding tax on performance fees and how to recover it
  3. 03Customs for equipment and merchandise

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Visas and permits for the tour
  • Withholding tax reduced or recovered
  • Carnets and customs arrangements

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Who handles it

Employment, payroll and immigration, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Francein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Japanin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Nigeriain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. United Arab Emiratesin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  7. Kenya WONE Global Partner James Ngochi Ngugi · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  8. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  9. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  10. Vietnam WONE Global Partner Le Quoc Duy · Chairman - Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  11. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  12. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  13. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  14. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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Dr. Esteban Lucio MaccariBuenos Aires · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari

Managing Director · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Buenos Aires

He is a lawyer with a degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a degree in Spanish Law. He completed postgraduate studies in Strategic Business Management at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and the Glocoll at…

Le Quoc DuyHo Chi Minh City · Vietnam

WONE Global Capability Partner · Vietnam

Le Quoc Duy

Chairman - Lawyer · Vina TPT Company Limited · Ho Chi Minh City

Over 20 years of experience specializing in legal matters and practical operations for Japanese businesses in Vietnam (investment law, corporate law, labor, commerce, intellectual property, and tax).

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