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03 Sep 03 - 02:17 PM (#1012131) Subject: Mickey-Joe Harte refused US entry From: GUEST,JTT Mickey-Joe Harte and a group of 15 musicians have been refused entry to the US. The reason? Some apparatchik decided that because they were coming in to play a charity gig (for a friend's medical bills for his cancer treatment in the US), and because people would be paying in to the gig, they needed a working visa. Here's a link: RTE news report |
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03 Sep 03 - 02:22 PM (#1012133) Subject: RE: Mickey-Joe Harte refused US entry From: GUEST,MMario unemployment offices have also decreed that charity performances are "work" |