Can I pay for a higher event level?
No. Event levels are set on sporting and integrity criteria only. Any sanctioning fee relates to administrative work and never sets, raises or protects a level, a multiplier or anyone's points.
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Answers follow the published KBN rules. The verify page is the authority for any licence or certificate, and where the rules do not cover a case, the Ranking Committee decides. Helpful counters on this demo site started from sample values.