As if it wasn’t hard enough to make money from shows.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (better known as USCIS) has announced a large fee increase on many of their immigration applications and petitions. To put it bluntly, this means that the fee for artists to acquire a visa will go from $325 to $460 per person in December, this year.

Musicians from outside of the US are required to apply for a nonimmigrant petition to perform in the country, and that particular petition has been singled out for a massive 42% increase in cost. The fee also applies to all members of an artist or band’s team that are intending to enter the US from a foreign country – not just the performers.

With the pound still in free-fall since Brexit, this makes it even harder for British DJs, solo artists and especially bands to make a profit from performing shows in the US.

The Canadian Federation of Musicians (CFM) has already released a statement condemning the increased cost. Executive director Liana White said, “While we recognize that for Canadians the USCIS artist visa process may be more simplified than other musicians seeking to enter the United States under the same permits, however, a fee surge of this kind adds an additional and unacceptable financial burden on our members.” [via Billboard]