This booklet aims at unraveling the complex patchwork of immigration rules across EU Member States. While  European legislation provides a framework applicable  to all Member States, many countries apply specific requirements for non-EU nationals. These disparities create significant administrative burdens, especially for touring artists moving between several EU countries in a single trip.

The Ultimate Cookbook for Cultural Managers - Third Country National Artists working in the EU is published within the framework of the project Revealing the Alliance – Step 1 2 3, which is the Creative Europe Network programme of the European Festivals Association (EFA) that runs from 2022 till 2024. The support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and doesn’t engage the responsibilty of the European Commission for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.