1.You should note that a full time student CANNOT receive a transfer to any club in the U.S or Canada as by definition they would not meet the requirement for permanent residence; students must receive a Sanction or weekend authorisation as appropriate. Any student who plays for a club in the U.S or Canada on a transfer will be playing illegally and will be subject to suspension.
2. Any player who has been included on an Inter County Senior Championship panel in 2013 (i,e. whose name is on the list submitted to the Referee for a Championship game) is not eligible for a Sanction to the North American County Board Area, unless he holds a valid J1 visa in accordance with rule or meets the requirements to obtain same.
3. Finally as in 2012, all players who seek to receive a sanction to the North American, New York or Canadian County Board areas must obtain insurance cover from the GAA before a sanction can be granted.
This insurance cover will cost â¬40 and sanctions will not be processed going forward unless this insurance has been purchased, and receipt of purchase is submitted with a sanction application
Players should purchase their sanction insurance at www.gaa.ie/sanctioninsurance where the â¬40 fee can be paid by Laser, Visa or Mastercard (click on "buy tickets"). After completion the player will receive a receipt by email. If the Sanction request is submitted by post, this receipt must be printed out and attached to the request; alternatively if the sanction is submitted by email this receipt must accompany the sanction form.
If you have any further queries on any of these matters, please feel free to contact Ruairi Harvey (ruairi.harvey@gaa.ie or on 01 8658685).
