9 FAM 303
(U) Clearances
(U) Overview OF Clearances
(CT:VISA-1929; 02-29-2024)
(Office of Origin: CA/VO)
9 FAM 303.1-1 (U) Related Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
9 FAM 303.1-1(A) (U) Immigration and Nationality Act
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
(U) INA 212(a) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).
9 FAM 303.1-1(B) (U) Code of Federal Regulations
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
(U) 22 CFR 41.106; 22 CFR 41.113.
9 FAM 303.1-1(C) (U) Public Law
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
(U) Title III of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399); Section 140(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY-94 and 95 (Public Law 103-236).
9 FAM 303.1-1(D) (U) United States Code
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
(U) 22 U.S.C. 4831.
9 FAM 303.1-2 Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(A) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1598; 08-08-2022)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(B) Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(B)(1) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1718; 03-03-2023)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(B)(2) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1718; 03-03-2023)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(C) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1718; 03-03-2023)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(D) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1598; 08-08-2022)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(D)(1) (U) Fingerprinting
(CT:VISA-1598; 08-08-2022)
a. (U) Apart from the exemptions listed in 9 FAM 403.3-3, all NIV applicants ages 14 to 79 must be fingerprinted, and all IV applicants ages 14 and above must be fingerprinted. In some limited cases, children aged 7 or over applying for an IV or NIV may be subject to fingerprinting.
b. (U) The Automated Biometric Identification (IDENT) System works by checking visa applicant fingerprints against a database containing principally Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and State Department fingerprint data, with some other fingerprints from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Defense. See 9 FAM 303.7 for information about IDENT and processing search results. See 9 FAM 303.7 for information about the Next Generation Identification (NGI) fingerprint system, which replaced the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) in September 2014, and how to process results.
9 FAM 303.1-2(D)(2) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1598; 08-08-2022)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(E) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1929; 02-29-2024)
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c. (U) See 9 FAM 303.9 for additional information about processing visa cases with hits from the Interpol Stolen and Lost Travel Document (SLTD) database.
9 FAM 303.1-2(F) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1598; 08-08-2022)
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9 FAM 303.1-2(G) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1718; 03-03-2023)
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