Do foreign players have to join USCF to play in your USCF event? How is that handled?
Foreign players have to join US Chess to play in US Chess-rated events unless they have the GM, IM, WGM or WIM title. They can pay $20 for a one year International Online membership, with no magazine, or can pay extra to have Chess Life mailed to a foreign address.
Even GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs have to have ID numbers. You can create an ID number for a foreign titled player who doesn’t already have one using the Nonmember $0 option in the TD/Affiliate Support Area.
Don’t forget to include their FIDE ID when you sign them up.
Alex Relyea