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India ↔ United Arab Emirates A regional hub in the UAEIndia ↔ Saudi Arabia A Saudi entity for government workUAE ↔ United Kingdom A UK subsidiary
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India ↔ United Arab EmiratesIndia ↔ Saudi ArabiaChina ↔ Southeast AsiaUnited Kingdom ↔ GCCGermany ↔ GCCUnited States ↔ MexicoUnited States ↔ Latin AmericaEurope ↔ AfricaJapan ↔ Southeast AsiaSingapore ↔ IndiaGCC ↔ AfricaChina ↔ AfricaChina ↔ GCCIndia ↔ AfricaEurope ↔ IndiaNordics ↔ GCCSouth Korea ↔ GCCUnited States ↔ BrazilUnited States ↔ Caribbean & Central AmericaAustralia ↔ Southeast AsiaUAE ↔ EuropeUAE ↔ United KingdomSaudi Arabia ↔ United StatesIndia ↔ United States
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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.

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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 & Mobility, with Tax & International Structuring, Trade, Customs & Supply Chain and Legal & Contracting.

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.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsEmployment, Payroll & Mobility7 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedTax & International Structuring25 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedTrade, Customs & Supply Chain1 market with a named lead→
  4. Often involvedLegal & Contracting18 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Employment, Payroll & Mobility, 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. Diego A. Adam · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  7. Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
  8. Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  9. Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  10. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  11. Spain WONE Global Partner Marc Navarro Gracia · Labour and Payroll Manager Brief this Partner →
  12. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  13. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  14. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  15. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  16. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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How it goes in practice

Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.

Copyright, media & digital content rights

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UNBOUNDED™ · Global Business Circuit™

Work through UAE ↔ United Kingdom with the leaders doing it.

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One corridor, 60 minutes online, 12 senior business leaders. The leaders' own questions set the agenda; market and professional perspectives join only where the questions call for them.

UNBOUNDED™ Business CorridorsAccess, intelligence and expertise around the relationship between these markets.

Sessions involving these markets

17 NovTueIndia ↔ GCC09:30 UTC · 15:00 IST · 60 minutes online12 of 12 places leftTake a place 18 NovWedEU ↔ GCC09:30 UTC · 15:00 IST · 60 minutes online12 of 12 places leftTake a place 19 NovThuGCC ↔ Africa10:30 UTC · 16:00 IST · 60 minutes online12 of 12 places leftTake a place

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