Matt Phillips is the latest player born outside Scotland to be called into the national side, having been included in Craig Levein's squad to face Slovenia.
The decision to exercise the parent or grandparent rule divides opinion, when players are called in at the expense of Scottish-born players.
For every Matt Elliott, Paul Devlin and Graeme Murty, there are a number of other players who the Tartan Army have easily taken to their hearts.
Andy Goram
'The Goalie' is a perennial trivia favourite, having represented Scotland at football and cricket, but was born in Bury, England.
Capped 43 times, Goram made his international debut against East Germany in 1985. Goram twice played the full set of group matches at a European Championship, keeping three clean sheets.
He was overlooked in favour of Jim Leighton at the 1990 and 1998 World Cups, the latter of which saw him quit international football three weeks before the tournament, having been told he would be second choice.
Goram was criticised for "walking out" on the squad, but later defended his decision. "There's no point in me sitting on the bench, nearly a 40-year-old," he told the BBC.
"I would rather a young kid came in, like I did in Mexico as a young lad, and go and learn your trade that way.
"I took the decision and retired. I spoke to Craig, and to be fair he didn't put up too much of a fight.
"I thought I was good enough to play in France. I had never played in a World Cup, but I thought I was good enough."
Richard Gough
Born in Sweden, Gough was brought up in South Africa but held on to his Scottish connection through his father.
Having started his professional career with University College Dublin, Dundee United took him across the Irish Sea in 1980.
An integral figure in central defence for Jim McLean's European Cup semi-finalists, Gough won his first Scotland call in 1983 and debuted against Switzerland.
He would play at two World Cups - in 1986 and 1990 - and at Euro 92. But, 61 caps later, a row with manager Andy Roxburgh ended his international career in 1993, with the 31-year-old at the peak of his powers with Rangers.
Don Hutchison
Qualifying for Scotland through his father, then-Everton midfielder Hutchison was one of a number of players drafted in by Craig Brown to try and revitalise his squad after the failed World Cup 1998 campaign.
Having made his debut as a sub against Czech Republic in 1998, he went on to score six times for his adopted country in 26 appearances.
Hutchison's inclusion though comes for one goal in particular. With Scotland trailing 2-0 to England in the play-offs for Euro 2000, the Tartan Army descended on Wembley knowing hopes of qualification were hanging by a thread.
It all ended in typical glorious failure, but Hutchison delivered a satisfying moment nonetheless. A header from a Neil McCann cross ensured Scotland left London with a 1-0 victory in England's second last competitive game at the old ground.
Stuart McCall
Now manager of Motherwell, Leeds-born McCall came within a whisker of representing England when he was standing waiting to come on as a substitute for their Under-21 side in 1984.
The midfielder later confessed he elaborately delayed his inclusion, taking time to tie his boots, meaning the full-time whistle went before he could enter the action.
Six years later, McCall made his international debut for Scotland, playing in a friendly win against Argentina. A place in the squad for Italia 90 followed, where he scored his sole Scotland goal in a group stage match against Sweden.
After 40 caps, the fiery-haired player was overlooked for a place in the squad for France 98, bringing the curtain down on his international career.
Andrew Watson
Watson made just three appearances for Scotland, Watson made history in becoming the first black player to play international football in 1881.
Born in British Guiana, the full-back, described then as a player with "great speed" and a "powerful and sure kick", captained Scotland on his debut in a 6-1 win over England.
His ascension to international football followed an appearance for Glasgow in a representative match, which earned him a move to Scotland's biggest club of the time - Queen's Park.
Watson departed Scotland in 1882 to move to London and, despite being asked to represent his adopted nation again, immigrated to Australia soon after, where he died aged 44 in 1902.
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