9 FAM 303
(U) Clearances
9 FAM 303.1
(U) Overview OF Clearances
(CT:VISA-810; 05-22-2019)
(Office of Origin: CA/VO/L/R)
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)
9 FAM 303.1-2(A) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(B) Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(B)(1) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-165; 08-29-2016)
Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(B)(2) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
Unavailable
(1) Unavailable
(2) Unavailable
(3) Unavailable
(4) (U) See 9 FAM 303.4-3
for additional information.
9 FAM 303.1-2(C) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-165; 08-29-2016)
Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(D) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-165; 08-29-2016)
Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(D)(1) (U)
Fingerprinting
(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
a. (U) Apart from the
exemptions listed in 9 FAM 403.3-3,
all nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applicants ages 14 to 79 must be fingerprinted, and
all immigrant visa (IV) applicants ages 14 and above must be fingerprinted. In
some limited cases, children age 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-1; 11-18-2015)
a. Unavailable
b. Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(E) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-810; 05-22-2019)
a. Unavailable
b. Unavailable
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-165; 08-29-2016)
a. Unavailable
b. Unavailable
9 FAM 303.1-2(G) Unavailable
(CT:VISA-519; 03-14-2018)
Unavailable
(1) Unavailable
(2) Unavailable