23-03-2022, 08:09 PM
>>>Does the 2 year residency include students and other non-permanent residency?
I don't remember exactly where but I'm sure I've seen a rule somewhere about this not counting in the past.
It would be good to clarify this one way or another before it gets put into the constitution.
Yes - anyone here at least two years is considered eligible (1 year U18s). This is how CS FIDE ID allocation has been operating for several years.
We provide a warning that any resident here on a temporary basis should consider that they may incur transfer fees if they return to their "home" federation. See sections 5 and 6.
https://www.chessscotland.com/wp-content...b_2022.pdf
5. Transfer Fees
If a player wishes to transfer away from Scotland to a different federation, they should be aware that FIDE will impose an administration fee. The current (Jan 2022) minimum fee is 50 euros with significantly higher costs for strong titled players. If a player is eligible for more than one federation, they should consider the potential cost of changing later to a different federation before they request an initial Scotland registration. Players wishing to transfer to Scotland should contact the Chess Scotland International Rating Officer for advice.
6. Temporary residents
The provisions on residency are intended to apply to those who are normally resident in Scotland rather than those who are only here on a temporary basis. In addition to the section on possible fees associated with changing federation it should also be considered that the rules of a domestic competition in a player’s normal country of residence may require a FIDE registration transfer to the home country. So this may create problems for a player if they have already been allocated a SCO registration.
(The warning about students was used in Scottish Championship rules prior to the 2016 rule change to all winners had in future to be SCO registered. Since non-Scots who were resident were permitted to win the title in 2016 and earlier this was restricted to players who were "ordinarily resident" - and therefore not students.)
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There was disagreement among the EWP on the longevity of FIDE IDs if a person allocated an initial Scotland FIDE ID based only on residency later chose to leave Scotland. (Almost 17% of Scotland residents were not born here according to the 2011 census - a figure that will be updated after the current census).
The issue is discussed in the "longevity" section on pages 2 and 3 of the EWP topics https://www.chessscotland.com/wp-content...Topics.pdf
I don't remember exactly where but I'm sure I've seen a rule somewhere about this not counting in the past.
It would be good to clarify this one way or another before it gets put into the constitution.
Yes - anyone here at least two years is considered eligible (1 year U18s). This is how CS FIDE ID allocation has been operating for several years.
We provide a warning that any resident here on a temporary basis should consider that they may incur transfer fees if they return to their "home" federation. See sections 5 and 6.
https://www.chessscotland.com/wp-content...b_2022.pdf
5. Transfer Fees
If a player wishes to transfer away from Scotland to a different federation, they should be aware that FIDE will impose an administration fee. The current (Jan 2022) minimum fee is 50 euros with significantly higher costs for strong titled players. If a player is eligible for more than one federation, they should consider the potential cost of changing later to a different federation before they request an initial Scotland registration. Players wishing to transfer to Scotland should contact the Chess Scotland International Rating Officer for advice.
6. Temporary residents
The provisions on residency are intended to apply to those who are normally resident in Scotland rather than those who are only here on a temporary basis. In addition to the section on possible fees associated with changing federation it should also be considered that the rules of a domestic competition in a player’s normal country of residence may require a FIDE registration transfer to the home country. So this may create problems for a player if they have already been allocated a SCO registration.
(The warning about students was used in Scottish Championship rules prior to the 2016 rule change to all winners had in future to be SCO registered. Since non-Scots who were resident were permitted to win the title in 2016 and earlier this was restricted to players who were "ordinarily resident" - and therefore not students.)
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There was disagreement among the EWP on the longevity of FIDE IDs if a person allocated an initial Scotland FIDE ID based only on residency later chose to leave Scotland. (Almost 17% of Scotland residents were not born here according to the 2011 census - a figure that will be updated after the current census).
The issue is discussed in the "longevity" section on pages 2 and 3 of the EWP topics https://www.chessscotland.com/wp-content...Topics.pdf