The Federation of Origin of a player which is the first to issue a national license for the player or otherwise register the player within its Federation in the season in which the player turns fourteen (14) years of age (or older if first registered after the age of fourteen (14)) is considered to be the player’s Federation of Origin regardless of the player’s nationality.
All players must have an International Transfer Certificate in order to be eligible to play outside of their Federation of Origin; this also applies to the player who have the nationality of the Receiving Federation.
In the event the player has dual nationality (two passports from different countries) or wishes to play in a National Federation sharing the same nationality with his/her Federation of Origin, he/she will require an ITC if his/her Federation of Origin is different from the Federation in which he/she wants to play in. EXAMPLE (A): Player has nationality ARG and ITA - player wants to play in ITA 1. Player’s Federation of Origin is ARG -> Will require an ITC regardless of nationality being ITA 2. Player Federation of Origin is ITA -> Will NOT require an ITC since Federation of Origin is ITA EXAMPLE (B): Player has nationality USA and PUR – player wants to play in PUR 3. Player Federation of Origin is USA -> Will require an ITC regardless of nationality being USA 4. Player Federation of Origin is PUR -> Will NOT require an ITC since Federation of Origin is PUR The nationality is not a deciding factor when initiating ITCs – The FEDERATION OF ORIGIN is.
In the event that a player wishes to play outside of his/her Federation of Origin and does not have a VIS profile, he or she shall immediately contact his/her Federation of Origin to create the required VIS profile to transfer abroad.
In the event that there are difficulties to establish a player’s Federation of Origin, it is necessary to contact the FIVB and to provide the player’s volleyball curriculum.The FIVB will then determine which National Federation should be considered as the player’s Federation of Origin.
Should the relationship between the player and the Club be over during the season, both parties must approve the player’s release in the FIVB VIS system. After the release, the player is free to play for another club until the end of the same season.
If a player who plays outside of his/her Federation of Origin for a Club A is on loan to Club B in the same national championship, it will be necessary to assign the ITC with Club A to Club B.
A player who plays outside of his/her Federation of Origin without a valid International Transfer Certificate (approved by the FIVB) shall be suspended for a period of up to one (1) year.
A player who has a Financial Dispute with a club in a Federation other than his/her Federation of Origin can request that the dispute be solved through the FIVB/CEV/NORCECA Financial Dispute Procedure. Please note that Financial Disputes and Transfer Disputes are separated.
The Receiving Federation cannot deliver a player’s license for foreign players without a valid ITC approved by all parties on the FIVB VIS system;
National Federations are strongly encouraged to enact national regulations requiring – to the extent permissible by law – all their players to submit to the Federation of Origin a copy of their contract with the foreign club.
The Receiving Federation which has not respected the transfer procedure or which has not fulfilled the conditions agreed on the ITC can be sanctioned as per Article 6.7.3 of the FIVB Sport Regulations and Article 14 of the FIVB Disciplinary Regulations.
The Receiving Club must contact the Federation of origin of the player to obtain information regarding the player’s transfer;
The Receiving Club shall pay an administration fee to the FIVB and/or Confederation for the international transfer of a player as indicated on the ITC in the FIVB VIS system and in the applicable regulations for each season for which the ITC will be valid;
The Receiving Club shall pay a Federation of Origin Solidarity Fee to the player’s Federation of Origin and a transfer fee to the Current Club (If any);
The Receiving Club can only line-up players from a different Federation of Origin who have a valid ITC approved on the FIVB VIS system;
The Receiving Club which has not respected the transfer procedure or which has not fulfilled the conditions agreed on the ITC can be sanctioned as per Article 6.7.3 of the FIVB Sport Regulations.
Should the relationship between the player and the Club be over during the season, both parties must approve the player’s release in the FIVB VIS system. After that the player is free to play for another club until the end of the same season;
If a player who plays under ITC for Receiving Club A is on loan to Club B in the same National Federation, it will be necessary to assign the ITC with Club A to Club B (see Article 6.5.6.2 of the FIVB Sports Regulations 2022).
A club which has a Financial Dispute with a player from a National Federation other than the club’s National Federation can request for the dispute to be solved through the FIVB/CEV/NORCECA Financial Dispute Procedure.
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