Wooden Ship offers visas preparation services for artists traveling to the US.

This includes preparation of the I-129 Application

Writing the Introductory Letter and Itinerary that accompanies the Application

Gathering of US support letters if necessary from experts in the field

Coordinating the material including contracts in a a cohesive manner

If the petition is not approved within 3 weeks of your arrival in the US you need to be prepared to pay Premium Processing, which is an additional $1225. If this becomes necessary I will see the process through as well as answering any governmental inquiries for more information.

Your Responsibilities

The agreed upon fee in the bank at the time of the application (discount for Folk Alliance members) plus $250 for the Union Consultation (unless members of the AF of M in Canada then there is no charge)and $325 for the I-129 Application. An extra fee of $50 if you request the material be sent by FedEx to the Union, The Vermont Service Center and then the Approval sent Internationally.

1. A letter from the artist/ band giving Robyn Boyd of Wooden Ship Productions as the petitioner permission to do business for you as their US agent for matters relating to visa concerns.

2. Legible copies of the artist’s/band’s passports (scans are fine)

3 You should have letters from anyone in your country of residence who can attest to the fact that you are a representative of your own culture and therefore culturally unique if possible.

4. Itinerary which has to be in the form below* and  available contracts or email discussions around the gigs,

5. promo (not CDS or loads of pictures, keep it simple and impressive)

* Itinerary Form:

Date, Venue with address   fee

Contact person with phone and email if available

Please do not send incomplete information or Excel spread sheets

Before you start the process go to the artistsfromabroad.org web site and familiarize yourself with the process