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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 5093564, member: 7511"] The issue with international athletes and NIL has to do with their F1 visas (student visas) which prohibit most active earned US income such as appearing in commercials, responding on blogs or anything that can be interpreted as work. These restrictions do not apply to US athletes. However, international athletes are permitted to earn NIL compensation under two scenarios. They can earn so-called “passive” income by signing an agreement with a 3rd party allowing that party to use their NIL to sign agreements on their behalf, without active participation by the international athletes themselves, i.e. jersey sales. The second scenario allows for international athletes to earn active NIL income in their home country. This has been the option used by a number of Canadian athletes in particular, including Aaliyah Edwards. [/QUOTE]