{"id":1685,"date":"2024-03-21T18:13:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/?page_id=1685"},"modified":"2024-08-02T19:02:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T19:02:21","slug":"international-clearance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/international-clearance\/","title":{"rendered":"International Clearance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/syJzSxzMgSBX6nja9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Club Registrars &#8211; Start ITC<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dt5602vnjxv0c.cloudfront.net\/portals\/50612\/docs\/guide%20to%20international%20clearances%208%2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Process for International Clearances can be found here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1ZL8gZa4guB48gnuuuZYt3Wu96dPSN_oM7x8h6guMvzs\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here for all forms<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALL&nbsp;FOREIGN BORN PLAYERS:&nbsp;U.S. Soccer&#8217;s&nbsp;INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER CERTIFICATE&nbsp;(ITC)&nbsp;Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you a U.S. citizen who was born abroad?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you a foreign-born player\u00a0now living\u00a0in the United States?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you answered &#8216;yes&#8217; to either of these questions\u00a0and have never completed the ITC process,\u00a0WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-divider ghostkit-divider-type-solid ghostkit-custom-ZHFJhi\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Soccer ITC approval process can take some time. Players&nbsp;are&nbsp;prohibited from&nbsp;participating until approval has been received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Soccer, in accordance with FIFA, requires&nbsp;ALL&nbsp;players not born in the United&nbsp;States&nbsp;to request an International Clearance&nbsp;<em>whether or not the<\/em>&nbsp;<em>player is&nbsp;a U.S.&nbsp;citizen<\/em>. This clearance is&nbsp;<em>based on<\/em>&nbsp;<em>birthplace<\/em>&nbsp;and is required of any player registering with a U.S. Soccer affiliated club, team or league regardless of club status or competition level. This&nbsp;clearance process&nbsp;is termed an&nbsp;<em>International Transfer&nbsp;Certificate (ITC) Clearance<\/em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em>First Registration<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-divider ghostkit-divider-type-solid ghostkit-custom-FQIT\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Club personnel determine which of these two type of clearances a player requires based on the criteria below:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL&nbsp;TRANSFER CERTIFICATE (ITC) CLEARANCE:<\/strong> Applies to player&nbsp;of any nationality who has previously been registered with a club affiliated with a non-U.S. federation and now wishes to be registered with a club affiliated with the United States. Should that player leave the U.S., a new clearance must be requested and granted to allow the player to&nbsp;again register\/play for a U.S. Soccer affiliated club\/league upon return.&nbsp;<em>The clearance follows the player, not the club.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FIRST REGISTRATION:<\/strong> Applies to a player who has never previously been registered with a club and is not a national of the country in which they wish to be registered for the first time. Once a player receives clearance by the USSF PSD, the player is eligible to register\/play for any U.S. Soccer-affiliated&nbsp;club\/league. This clearance occurs&nbsp;one time.&nbsp;<em>The clearance follows the player, not the club.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ghostkit-divider ghostkit-divider-type-solid ghostkit-custom-Z22Q5nY\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you require ITC or First Registration Clearance? Here are the NEXT STEPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Look at the graphic below and determine the appropriate scenario that applies to the player.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com\/federation-services\/international-clearance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Clearance Overview<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;below to find the paperwork required for that path.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill out the required paperwork, sign it and send to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:office@cjsa.org\">office@cjsa.org&nbsp;<\/a>along with any additional&nbsp;supporting items requested.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PLEASE BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALL&nbsp;INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY. SEND ALL DOCUMENTS IN SEPARATE ATTACHMENTS&nbsp;NO LARGER THAN&nbsp;5MB EACH.&nbsp;For example, if you need to send proof that you have been in school for&nbsp;5 years and you send 5 years&#8217; worth of grades, that will be one attachment. If you send your lease for your house or apartment and it&#8217;s 12 pages, that is one attachment. if you send proof of employment, that is one attachment. Again, all attachments are separate.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions can be directed to CJSA at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:office@cjsa.org\">office@cjsa.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com\/federation-services\/international-clearance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Clearance Overview<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use the&nbsp;graphic below to determine what paperwork to select from the International Clearance Overview link above.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/06\/Clearance-Pathways.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/06\/Clearance-Pathways.png 783w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/06\/Clearance-Pathways.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/06\/Clearance-Pathways.png?resize=768,433 768w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/06\/Clearance-Pathways.png?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/cjsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2024\/06\/Clearance-Pathways.png?resize=720,406 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:50px\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources: ALL&nbsp;FOREIGN BORN PLAYERS:&nbsp;U.S. Soccer&#8217;s&nbsp;INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER CERTIFICATE&nbsp;(ITC)&nbsp;Requirement The U.S. Soccer ITC approval process can take some time. 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