Revised July 2014
APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
A Foreign Exchange student is ineligible for all Varsity Level Athletic Activities until written approval from the UIL Foreign
Exchange Waiver Officer is received. Verbal notification is NOT a policy and is not used.
A waiver is required for varsity
athletics only.
A waiver is NOT required for any academic, music, or drama event. Foreign Exchange students must be in
compliance with Section 400 of the Constitution and Contest Rules for any activity. Only this application, revised as of July 2014,
will be accepted.
The following seven (7) items are required for a complete application file:
1.
Completed Application Form
(All lines must be
completed),
2.
Transcript from foreign high school. Transcript should be translated into English,
3.
DS 2019 U.S. Department of State Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status (formerly IAP-66),
4.
Copy of J-1 Visa,
5.
Written notification from District Chairman that the District Executive Committee has been made aware of this application,
Filing fee of $100 (Money order, school check, or cashiers check. Personal checks will NOT be accepted.), &
6.
7.
Detailed information from the Foreign Exchange program administrator giving a chronological order of schooling since first
entrance into school to current school year (i.e. 92-93, First grade, Name of school; 93-94, Second grade, Name of school,
etc.), not to include pre-school or kindergarten. This document must be on program letterhead, dated, signed, and in English.
Except for the application form itself, send all copies of all documents: DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS.
Instructions for submission to UIL: (1) When completed and signed by all necessary parties, this original application and the
other materials listed above should be mailed to the Waiver Officer for a decision. (2) Further, a photocopy of this application form
must be sent to the District Executive Committee Chairperson for notification purposes. The Chairperson in turn should then notify
the Waiver Officer in writing upon receipt of this form (see #5 above). Email notifications are will not be accepted.
SECTION I: STUDENT RECORD INFORMATION (Type or Print)
Student’s Name:________________________________________________________
Male
Female
Date of Birth: __________________________ Home Country:_____________________________________________________
What is a normal school term in your home country (month/year to month/year)?________________________________________
Current Year in School if student had stayed in home country:
9
10
11
12
13
Home Country School: __________________________________ Principal/Administrator:______________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: ___________________________________
Internet Address:___________________________________________
SECTION II: FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAM INFORMATION
Name of Local Representative: _________________________________
Contact Number: ___________________________
Email address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of sponsoring foreign exchange program: _________________________________________________________________
Only those students who enter the United States under the auspices of a program approved by the Council on Standards for
International Educational Travel (CSIET) are eligible to apply for a waiver.