Hi FTTS......We are thinking of a small tour in New York City. We have friends there and the venues we are thinking of don't actually pay. We will be taking our guitars and some merch... do we need work permits? It is also a holiday for us.

Hi, thanks for your question, strictly speaking the answer is yes you do need work permits, the criterion for work isn’t whether you are paid for it or not. However you would be unlikely to be granted permits as an unknown band, I’m assuming you are?  That said many UK bands do go and play in the US without permits.

If you do decide to go you might want to think about whether to take merch and guitars. Merchandise should be legally imported and duty paid.  If you are caught working without a permit you will not be allowed into the US under the visa waiver program and will have to get a visa just to be a tourist
Hope this helps
FTTS

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