I have a friend (X) from India visiting the UK this summer on a Standard visitor (tourist) visa.
Two pieces of info that are important for my question.
- I was hoping X could play some cricket at the same cricket club I do. We play in an Amateur league and of course, everyone at our club plays in an amateur capacity i.e. nobody is paid. We are a small community club
- X is on the coaching staff of a professional team in India
Reference links:
https://www.carterthomas.co.uk/2019/01/ ... rtsperson/
Cricket specific: https://resources.ecb.co.uk/ecb/documen ... h-2023.pdf
The second links shows clearly that under the Standard Visitor Visa category, X can play cricket at an Amateur level.
Am I interpreting all this correctly? If so, what might be the best way to get some sort of confirmation from the Home Office that it is ok for X to play? I'd like to put our club's hierarchy at ease.