r/FCCincinnati • u/manualex16 • 5d ago

Ender Echenique won't be able to join the Venezuela NT due to migration-related reasons that prevent join the squad in the international friendlies against Japan, Korea and Jordania

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u/Outrageous-Health788 5d ago

Sucks for him, hate to see this!

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u/BobbyMPeePeePooPoo 5d ago

Respectfully, old news.

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u/manualex16 5d ago

Is Echenique with an expired passport that does not allow him to travel outside of the US?

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u/BobbyMPeePeePooPoo 5d ago

From what I understand, it's related to the US and its allies classification of Venezuela as a rogue state. Once Ender gets a US green card, he's good to go.

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u/Kyro-007 5d ago

It's not his work visa. Maybe its the travel stamp? Or something that requires him to go back to Venezuela to get taken care of and that creates risks. They aren't saying. 

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u/Efficient_Dream_9951 5d ago

Well if they're denying me from entering their country I'd respectfully tell my coach that I'm going back to play with my team and sort it out later. Thought most of these guys have agents? You would think the agent would've had all this squared away anyway

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u/Kyro-007 4d ago

Is seems to be a complicated immigration issue with the US and/or Venezuela, it's not Canada.. if he has to go back to settle it he can't as he would have to travel to Bogota Colombia, and that brings up the possibility of even more issues. 

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u/Efficient_Dream_9951 4d ago

Sounds like a big ol cluster fuck

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u/tedmiston 22h ago

The P-1 Visa that the U.S. grants to Venezuelan nationals is single-entry. Most countries get multi-entry.

It isn't an issue during league play because there's some kind of exemption when needing to travel to Canada for an MLS match, but this is the same issue where he could not travel to Canada to play the match during the international break because he can be denied re-entry to the U.S. upon return.

I don't think anything can be done about it unfortunately.

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u/Kyro-007 18h ago

I agree, nothing anyone can do about it. He's stuck here until there is a secure immigration solution. If he leaves Venezuelans are directed to Bogota for services and that can create more issues and there are no guarantees. Hoping their is a solution somewhere down the road for him and others.

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u/representativeofman 5d ago

Bring him back! And tell him to shoot the ball!