Work permit

Whats the rule to getting a work permit for england? how many int games must you have played? this is for ghana nationals by the way.

1. 75% in last 2 years of competitive matches

2. Nation ranked in top 70 on average in last 2 years (rankings are on the World Cup page)

If neither of these are met then a good CA should get you one on appeal (good premiership player-ish in scout reports).

Originally posted by rashidi1 in the FM2008 FAQ

Explain work permits and how to get them

Work Permits are one annoying thing to get around. They are needed in the UK

and Ireland. So how do you get your player a work permit? What does he need to

get one?

Well, if the player you are looking at has one of these nations as either his

main nationality or second nationality (basically the EU + some other nations),

you're fine:

Code:

Austria Germany Norway

Belgium Greece Portugal

Cyprus Holland Slovakia

Czech Republic Hungary Slovenia

Denmark Iceland Spain

Estonia Ireland Sweden

Finland Italy Switzerland

France,including French Guyana Latvia United Kingdom

Guadeloupe Lithuania

Martinique Luxembourg

Reunion Malta

If it isn't, you'll need a permit.

First of all, the player's calibre is taken into account. If he's a very good

player, has many international appearance's etc then he'll most likely get the

permit first time round. If not you can always appeal the decision, and usually

get the decision in your favour.

If your player was rejected a permit, why did this happen? Well, people are

given Work Permits if they are skilled workers. If your target is not much

better than British players, there is no reason, in the governments eyes, to go

for the foreigner and ignore the English players. Its purpose is to protect the

Economy from being saturated with foreigners, and help give the British people

jobs, no matter what the industry. I used the UK as the example, but the same

would apply to other countries needing a work permit.

There are ways to get around this though. First of all, you can get a European

feeder club. This means that even without a permit, you can still buy the

player. By sending him to the European feeder club for a couple of years, he'll

eventually gain EU Citizenship = instant permit. It's a lengthy process, and

I'd only recommend it for players who are 21 or under. Each country takes a

different amount of time for foreigners to gain EU Citizenship there, so here's

the list:

3 years 4 years 7 years 10 years

------- --------- -------- -------

Belgium Spain Denmark Greece

Poland Holland Slovenia

5 years

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Austria French Guyana Italy Renuion

Cyprus Germany Latvia Slovakia

Czech Republic Guadeloupe Lithuania Sweden

Estonia Holland Luxembourg Switzerland

Finland Hungary Malta

France Iceland Martinique

Ireland Portugal

As well as loaning out, every so often you can try offering your player a new

contract. He will be reapplied for a permit, and if you're lucky, he may be

granted one.

When searching for a new player too in South American countries, keep an eye

out for his other nationalities. Many Brazilians have Portuguese/Spanish, and

some Argentineans have Italian as a second nationality. If you find players

like this then it means they will get an instant permit.

In Spanish-speaking countries (or ex-Spanish colonies) you wait only 2 years to gain citzenship.

Should a player who's played in all his nations games in the last two years abd his nation are currently ranked 27th get a work permit.

The work permit is just a way of saying that non-EU countries are better than us because they rule their own countries, not someone who can't even speak the same language as us!

Should a player who's played in all his nations games in the last two years abd his nation are currently ranked 27th get a work permit.

i would have said so, yeah.

The work permit is just a way of saying that non-EU countries are better than us because they rule their own countries, not someone who can't even speak the same language as us!

You've just made yourself look very silly.

I wonder why he got turned down.

When I try to offer my WP players a new contract, but they are not yet entitled for a WP, then the game sends me a message that "The Player is denied a WP for singing a new contract". Thing is, after this message, he's still left with his old contract (if I offered him a 4 year deal, he's still left with only 1 year and the same wages). Is this normal? Any way around it?

When I try to offer my WP players a new contract, but they are not yet entitled for a WP, then the game sends me a message that "The Player is denied a WP for singing a new contract". Thing is, after this message, he's still left with his old contract (if I offered him a 4 year deal, he's still left with only 1 year and the same wages). Is this normal? Any way around it?

Yeah that is normal. A player cannot accept a new contract if he is denied a work permit. Try playing him in more games but he may leave on a free at the end of his contract if he is not eligible for one by then.

Alright, thanks for clearing it out, and for the quick answer.