So he earns a living as a cartoonist. Because of that he's invited to give talks. He gets money for these talks. How is this not working?
I can just imagine doing the same in the USA. Not.
Not so long ago when my wife (British) and I (Australian) went to Melbourne she was invited to give a lecture related to her work. The advice we were given was - accept no money at all, even for expenses.
If he didn't bother to check on these things then I have very little sympathy. The other countries almost certainly have similar conditions, and mostly things are fine if you check in advance.
Maybe they were afraid he would draw a cartoon of Muhammad and cause an international incident. No, on second thought the work visa theory makes more sense.
I can just imagine doing the same in the USA. Not.
Not so long ago when my wife (British) and I (Australian) went to Melbourne she was invited to give a lecture related to her work. The advice we were given was - accept no money at all, even for expenses.
If he didn't bother to check on these things then I have very little sympathy. The other countries almost certainly have similar conditions, and mostly things are fine if you check in advance.