Organising Overseas Visits - Quick Guide

For full process see 2019DIN10-001

1. Authority/clearances:
   • Staff Clearance from CO or OC
   • Sports Secretary Authority
   • Diplomatic Clearance from Defence Attache (DA) of host country
   • Authority to travel from:
     • UK – ASCB Ops Officer – (opsbranch@ascb.uk.com)
     • Germany – Secretary BA(G) (BFG-HQ-G1-SportsBoard-GenSec@mod.uk)
     • Cyprus – SO2 J3 PAT HQ (BFC-J3-SO2-PAT@cyp.mod.uk)
     • Gibraltar – SO2 G7 PD HQ (Gib-HQBF-SAJSPAT@mod.uk)
     • Other – ASCB Ops Officer ASCB – (opsbranch@ascb.uk.com)
   • Applications for authority to travel can be sent via email and should include:
     • Where travelling to
     • Why
     • When
     • How Many
2. Maximum Nos. for Overseas Tours: (link)

Public funds are not admissible for an Overseas Tour/Visit

Possible sources of non public funding include:

• Individual contributions
• Unit funds
• Welfare funds
• Sponsorship
• Army Sport Lottery (ASL) www.armysportslottery.com
• Berlin Infantry Brigade Memorial Trust Fund (BIBMTF) (see DIN 2013DIN10-037)

For further information/contacts re funding see funding link on this site

ASCB authority provides duty status approval as follows:

• Traveling to and from the authorised overseas destination.
• Participating as a player or official in authorised fixtures.
• Traveling to and from such fixtures.
• Traveling to and from and participating in organized training for such fixtures.

Recommended:

Personal insurance to cover accident and personal liability
Personal Travel insurance to provide cover against flight cancellations, deployment on operations and other expenses

A PXR is only required for novel or contentious visits and will be requested during the approvals process if required.