An Egyptian-Canadian band based out of Vancouver is learning the hard way that proper documentation is needed when entering into the United States. Band traveled before on same visaHowever Amr said she has traveled to the U.S. on a B1 visa to play SXSW twice before. Kevin Zemp, an immigration lawyer and former immigration officer, said there are "myriads of manuals and policies and guidelines" for immigration officers, and not all officers may have expertise in each area. A wrist band for the SXSW music festival running March 13 to 19 costs $189 US. There have been a number of immigration-related headaches for the Austin-based music festival SXSW this year.

Source: CBC News March 15, 2017 18:00 UTC