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Muff has made a good point.

Aw fuck, it's now saying on SSN info bar at the botton that the deal depends on a 'work permit'. It's not sounding all that promising tbh. If he doesn't get a work permit, i'm gonna really feel for Jelavic because he's fucked. If a WP isn't possible then shouldn't have we looked at that 'first' before concluding any negotiations?

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we will not annouce him as our player unless he has a work permit, the club wont come out and say Ranegrs sign Nikica Jelavic on 4 year deal but wont be able to play with or for the club as his work permit appeal failed. Its just silly, we would have been told by now if he wasnt successfull on his WP.

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This is the signing of the summer in Scottish football . :clap: :clap: :clap:

Canny wait to see him in action in a Rangers jersey. :21: :21: :21:

By the way this just has to be the longest thread in RM history. :lol:

The what are you listening to right now thread is bigger IIRC.

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How long does it take to get the WP? Pretty sure Edu got his 2-3 weeks after signing!

Wiki says he flew over on the 17th and got his WP on the 22nd so it might take a few days. Can't imagine him not getting one though

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Muff has made a good point.

Aw fuck, it's now saying on SSN info bar at the botton that the deal depends on a 'work permit'. It's not sounding all that promising tbh. If he doesn't get a work permit, i'm gonna really feel for Jelavic because he's fucked. If a WP isn't possible then shouldn't have we looked at that 'first' before concluding any negotiations?

I just read up on it, something to do with it being a loan deal, and not a permanent move.

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Nikica Jelavic has arrived at Murray Park, ahead of completing his £4 million transfer to Rangers. The Croatian striker will undergo a medical on Friday afternoon, before finalising personal terms on his move from Rapid Vienna.

"It's been quite a protracted one," Rangers boss Walter Smith said of the deal. "There has been a few hitches and Martin Bain has had to work extremely hard to get that one over the line.

"We will hopefully do that this afternoon and fingers crossed that's the case. The player over that time has always said that he would like to join us and hopefully that can be completed this afternoon."

The 24-year-old striker will require a work permit to move to Scotland and a first application will not be successful, with Jelavic having played just one competitive match for Croatia in the last two years. Jelavic has six caps but, under Home Office regulations, must have featured in 75 per cent of games.

The criteria for a work permit does not include friendlies, in which Jelavic has made five of his six appearances in international colours, meaning he has played in just 10 per cent of Croatia's 10 competitive games since August 20, 2008.

The Scottish Football Association have the final say on whether or not to issue a endorsement towards a certificate of sponsorship for the player and use the Home Office criteria, meaning Jelavic's first application will fail.

An appeals panel will ultimately weigh up whether or not the player is an internationally established player and whether another professional within the UK could not perform a similar role. That appeals panel typically sits within three to five working days of an appeal submission.

Unless Jelavic has a degree from a course which was taught in English, he will also have to sit an English language test with the SQA before he is granted a work permit to enter the country as a Tier Two immigrant. However, he can come into the country under Tier Five and would be given one year to pass an English test.

Jelavic, who was prevented from moving to Rangers earlier in the week when Rapid told him he had to stay in Austria and play in the Europa League against Aston Villa, told his club on Thursday morning he instead wanted to head for Glasgow at the nearest opportunity.

“Against all expectations, Nikica Jelavic said today he no longer wanted to play for Rapid,” Rapid president Rudolf Edlinger said on Thursday morning. “That's a shock for the whole Rapid family.

“Anyone who goes through with such a decision has no place here anymore.”

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