Da Silva scored against England for Croatia
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Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva has been granted a work permit by the Home Office following a hearing on Thursday.
The Gunners signed the 24-year-old Brazilian-born Croatian international striker from Dinamo Zagreb in July.
His application for a work permit went to an appeal because he had not met the criteria of 75% of international appearances over the past two years.
But Thursday's appeal proved successful and he celebrated by scoring the winner in a 2-1 friendly win over Lazio.
Niklas Bendtner netted the opener at the Amsterdam Arena before Goran Pandev's equaliser for the Italians.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, meanwhile, admitted he had been "optimistic" of a positive outcome on Da Silva's appeal.
"In our first attempt they strictly applied the rule," he said at the weekend.
"Eduardo has played 50% of national team games for Croatia. I consider it a fantastic achievement at the age of 24 - and he played every single game in the last year."
The 24-year-old, who is thought to have cost Arsenal £8m, moved to Europe at the age of 15, and took Croatian nationality in 2002.