Hi @NrlSnap! My 16 year old son also plays gridiron. He was selected for the U19 2020 Australian National team, A squad. World Cup was cancelled but then he got the opportunity to study and play for a state championship US senior varsity high school team. We got an exemption for the two of us to ...

Some interesting information, goes someway to explaining the delay in processing. It seems that the initial exemption request is accessed by general staff before it is elevated to the ABF commissioner. A very important factor appears to be official, supporting evidence. That was definitely key to...

I'm so sorry for your loss JosefK, reading this really broke my heart. This system is just horrible, people in your situation should not even need an exemption.

Hi @CB67Unfortunately there is no way to access and update an existing application. If your information or situation changes you need to submit an entirely new request and they seen to process the most recent one in the system.Good luck

Hi Gillian43,So happy that you got your exemption, I felt sure that you and your daughter would be approved after my son and I got ours for him to go to school in the US.Wishing you and your family all the very best :-)