PREMIER LEAGUE

APPENDICES TO THE RULES
APPENDIX 3
Passports, visas and vaccinations
20.7 The Tour Leader must check
20.7.1 whether the state(s) to be visited will allow in travellers whose passport will expire within
a few months of entry;
20.7.2 the validity of passports of all members of the Tour.
Notes:
Academy Players who are not British nationals
• may need a visa to travel to another EU member state
• are not eligible for inclusion in a Collective Passport.
Some tournaments require passports with photographs for player identification purposes. Collective
Passports do not contain photographs.
20.8 If any Academy Player is subject to a care order or is a ward of court, the social services department
of the local authority or the court must be consulted well in advance.
20.9 In the case of a Tour to (a) country(ies) which require(s) a visa and/or vaccinations, the Tour Leader
must ensure that the Home Contact Person or some other responsible member of staff of the Club is
also in possession of a valid visa for the country(ies) and has had the necessary vaccinations.
Money and valuables
20.10 The Tour Leader must tell Academy Players how to carry money and valuables discreetly. The group’s
money, including Academy Players’ own pocket money should be held at a secure central location
and distributed on a regular basis by a member of Staff.
Home contacts
20.11 The Tour Leader should tell Academy Players how to use local phones and give them the code(s) for
phoning home.
Documentation
20.12 In addition to the documentation carried on Tours in the United Kingdom the Tour Leader must also carry
• travel tickets
• passports, visas and vaccination certificates
• if a Collective Passport is being used, a head and shoulders photograph of each Academy Player
Note:
A sight of these photographs may be required by the Tour organiser for identification purposes. They may
also be of value in case of emergency.
• EHICs (if the Tour is to a European country) and significant medical histories
• insurance arrangements and contact telephone numbers
• address and phone number of the British Embassy or Consulate
• location of hospital(s) and medical services and how to contact them
• a separate list of the numbers of any documents and passports
20.13 The Home Contact Person must be provided with appropriate matching documentation.
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