Immigration and Citizenship have nothing to do with it. It is what is in FIFA's statutes that counts
IIRC, not in regards to the HAL. Just have to be naturalised citizens, doesn't matter on FIFA eligibility.
Correct. We are not asking Roy to play for the AWs, only to stop being counted as a visa player with The Nix.
While Roy can't play for the AWs, Albert Riera potentially might as he has never represented Spain. So maybe this is a useful strategy to adopt with the Immigration to push his naturalisation faster if he is likely to represent New Zealand (the "Van Dyke clause"), rather than just being employed by a private business (Welnix) like Roy, which does not accelerate naturalisation.