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Even the NRL haven't claimed this will be a money making exercise in Year 1. And with all the logistics, venue hire, marketing, accommodation etc. you couldn't expect it to be.
TBH this is worse, any time you organise anything that involves international travel one of the first things you ensure is that all relevant personnel are going to have the required visas, because you’re dealing with govt bureaucracy (and a notoriously inflexible arm of it), and you know if you don’t get it right it can’t be circumvented or fixed quickly. Any competent business knows this.
Imagine if Matt Lodge didn't have an ACL injury
Quite a few I’d guess. DUIs, minor drug offences and any traffic offence that requires court would all be included.
Anyone without a criminal conviction would be fine with an ESTA. It’s the ones who have them that are the issue. If you have a conviction an ESTA application will be automatically rejected (it’s an automated process) and the visas have to be manually approved by immigration officials after doing background checks etc. which all takes time.
Yes, gambling money and maybe a bit of $$ from Fox Sports USA. It could be a bit of short term pain for long term gain, we'll know for sure in 5 years.
They do. But it takes a while to sort. If they’ve already applied and have good immigration professionals handling it they’ll be fine. If they’re starting this week I don’t like their chances of getting it done in time.
Most don’t need a visa as they are American
They need them if they come here though, and our procedures are very similar. Though I’d say Australian immigration are probably a bit easier to deal with than the USA.
Nope the UFC is hugely multinational. Almost no US champs atm
What that does mean is that many of them wouldn’t be assuming they could use ESTAs to begin with as only citizens of a few trusted countries are eligible for those. The Russians and Brazilians would know they have to jump though a few hoops to get their visas from the start.
Dana is scum but he knows what he's doing
Uncle Dana is the best
Ineligibilities and Waivers: Laws
travel.state.gov
I know some league players are a bit rough and ready but how many actually will be ineligible?
