International Clearance Forms 2024

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1	MINOR CLEARANCE FORMS \| PLAYER AGED 10 to 17
2	FORM	APPLICATION CRITERIA
3	P10 Registration	International clearances and first registrations for any player nine (9) years of age and younger at the time of registration regardless of citizenship
4	First Registration	U.S. Citizen · U.S. citizens born outside the United States · Have never been registered at any level to play soccer with an affiliated* club/league in any other country. (*Meaning \| affiliated to the foreign Federation as members are affiliated to USSF)
5	First Registration	Awaiting U.S. Citizenship · Does not currently hold physical proof of U.S. citizenship and is in the process of obtaining citizenship · Have never been registered at any level to play soccer with an affiliated* club/league in any other country. (*Meaning \| affiliated to the foreign Federation as members are affiliated to USSF)
6	FIFA MINOR EXCEPTIONS
7	FORM	APPLICATION CRITERIA
8	Club Statement Template	· Club statement required for all below exception clearance types
9	Parent/Guardian Statement Template	· Parent Statement ONLY required with Parent Move Exception
10	5 Year Exception	Exception: Art. 19 pars 3 and 4 of the RSTP · Player is registering for the first time · And has lived continuously for the last five years in the country of intended registration prior to this request
11	50 km Exception	Exception: Art. 19 par. 2 c) of the RSTP · Both the player’s residence and the new club are within 50 km of their common border and the distance between the two is no greater than 100 km
12	Parents Move Exception	Exception: Art. 19 par. 2 a) of the RSTP · The player’s parents have moved to the country where the player wants to register for reasons not linked to football · Includes United States citizens returning to the U.S. after studying abroad and/or playing abroad with an affiliated* club/league at any level. (*Meaning \| affiliated to the foreign Federation as members are affiliated to USSF)
13	Exchange Student Exception	Exception: Art. 19 par. 2 e) of the RSTP · The player is moving temporarily without their parent(s) for academic reasons in order to undertake an exchange program · Duration of the player’s registration will not exceed one year · Registering U.S. club is purely amateur and hasno pro affiliation
14	Humanitarian Exception	Accompanied Exception: Art. 19 par. 2 a) of the RSTP · The player is moving due to humanitarian reasons with their parent(s) and could not be expected to return to their country of origin
15	Humanitarian Exception	Unaccompanied Exception: Art. 19 par. 2 d) of the RSTP · The player is moving due to humanitarian reasons without their parent(s) and could not be expected to return to their country of origin
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17	ADULT CLEARANCE FORMS – PLAYER AGED 18 and older
18	FORM	APPLICANT REQUIREMENT
19	First Registration 18+	· Player is aged 18 or older · Not born in the United States · Never registered with an affiliated* club/league at any level outside the United States (*Meaning \| affiliated to the foreign Federation as members are affiliated to USSF)
20	International Transfer Certificate (ITC)	· Player is aged 18 or older · Regardless of citizenship · Previously registered and participated with an affiliated* club/league at any level outside the United States · And player is requesting to register with an affiliated* club based in the U.S. (*Meaning \| affiliated to the foreign Federation as members are affiliated to USSF)
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22	INSTRUCTIONS
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24	To ensure the timely processing of all clearance applications the following instructions must be adhered to:
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26	Submit completed forms and all required document(s) in ONE (1) email to – psd@ussoccer.org
27	Each document added separately to the ONE email and no larger than 5MB or less.
28	All submitted documents must be in PDF format
29	Copy the required personnel, i.e. state registrar, league.
30	Subject line must indicate - Clearance type being requested /Player Name/Club Name
31	Information submitted is required to be accurate and complete
32	Partially completed forms and/or applications missing documents will not be processed.
33	Applications must be submitted a minimum of 30 days prior to official start of club/league play
34	Submitting at least 30 days prior to the start of official club/league play does not guarantee the player will be eligible as process times vary based on clearance type requesting and information submitted.
35	Electronic signature on the clearance forms is acceptable.
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37	All clearance requests submitted will be acknowledged by the Player Status department with an automatic email response. The Player Status department will contact applicants to provide updates on applications when available and/or required.
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39	Due to the high volume of applications received, Player Status will not respond to emails which solely request a status update of submitted application.
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