zumindest bekommen nationalspieler eine arbeitserlaubnis...
vielleicht hilft das ja weiter...
Under the agreement between the FA and the Home Office, to get a work permit a non-resident soccer player has to show he is a player of "international distinction." To quantify this abstraction, the FA and the Home Office agreed on a formula to define international distinction. A player has to have played in two-thirds of his country's "official" - that is FIFA sanctioned - national team matches over the past two years and he has to be coming from a country that ranks in the top 70 of FIFA rankings. Official matches do not include friendly matches or exhibitions.
The process for a player to obtain a work permit is automatic in most cases. The company (team) intending on employing a player makes the application -- an individual cannot make it on his own -- and upon presentation of proof the player meets the two-thirds criteria, the work permit is issued.
Work permits are issued for specific numbers of years and can be renewed. They cannot be transferred if a player moves from one team to another. A new application has to be filed.
The problem comes when a player does not meet the "two-thirds" criteria. Howard did not meet it, nor does Convey. In such a case, the rejection of the initial application is automatic, but the employer has the right to appeal. That is what happened in the Howard case last month and will also happen to Convey's application.