[Dixielandjazz] Silly rules & regs

[Gary Lawrence Murphy]

I've wondered about this as well; we live in southern Ontario and the
*short* route to visit the grandparents in Manitoba would be to go
through Chicago, only we'd want to take our trailer packed with brass
instruments and I'm afraid we'd get to the border on one side or the
other and run into trouble.  As much as we'd *love* to play in
Chicago, even if only to stand on a street corner and get our picture
taken playing in Chicago, it's having our instruments at our
destination that we really want.

On 4/25/14, Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com> wrote:
>
> Ulf wrote:
>>Also remember that in PRINCIPLE you, aliens, are not allowed to play for
> public in US if you enter with a tourist Visa. It doesn't matter if you are
> paid or not. You need to have an artist Visa which is costly and
> bureaucratic to receive. On the other hand I have not heard recently of
> anyone been charge by the authorities for not complying with that Visa
> rules.
>
>
> They could challenge you for carrying your instrument with you at Customs.
> I have had that problem travelling to the U.K.  Why do you have your horn
> if
> you're not going to play, they ask?
>
> There are a lot of silly laws like that the one you mention, Ulf.  Did you
> know an American citizen can not buy a Cuban cigar legally anywhere in the
> world?  I mean, who is supposed to control that?  Cuban cigars are
> everywhere in Spain.  No one would stop you if an American would buy one
> here.  Taking it back to the U.S. is another matter.  It WILL be taken off
> of you at Customs.  It is money that makes its way back to Cuba, therefore
> not legal to buy.
>
> A U.S. citizen cannot go to Cuba, either, even through a 3rd country (which
> is often believed).  So, flying out of Spain to Cuba is a no-no for me.
> They WILL stamp your passport, then it is a big problem next time you go to
> the U.S.
>
> Yes, after 48 yrs, I still have U.S. citizenship, although I am a resident
> of Spain.  My kids all have dual nationality by birth:  Irish & U.S., which
> is nice for them, allowing them to work in the U.S. or anywhere in Europe,
> so some rules are good.   :>  The U.S. doesn't allow you to have two
> different passports, but can't do anything about it if you gained them by
> birth.
>
> Jim
>
>
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