ACCESS TO BUILDING


No Escort Required Visitors:

Under the Visitor Access Control program, US Citizens not eligible for a permanent Pentagon building pass may submit a visitor certification letter for unescorted access to the Pentagon. The letter MUST be reviewed and approved by your Pentagon POC´s Security Manager and then faxed or emailed by your POC to the Pentagon Access Control Branch (PACB) for addition to the Visitor Access Roster. The request should be submitted at least 3 business days prior to the scheduled visit. The fax number is 703.697.9085. The email address is Dmatthews@pfpa.mil.
The subject of the request is “Visitor Certification” and should be on agency letterhead or on a form that includes all of the required information. For each individual, the request must include:
  • Full name
  • SSN
  • Place and Date of Birth
  • Is the visitor a U.S. Citizen?
    If not, provide alien registration number, expiration date, and country of origin.
  • Dates of visit
  • Purpose of visit
  • POC in the individual´s agency
  • POC in the Pentagon along with a current background investigation date (within the last 10 years).
    (If individual does not have a background investigation, note: “Please run an NCIC”)
  • Signature block of the security manager in Pentagon agency to be visited
Visitors may be placed on the Visitor Access Roster up to six months. After the request is approved, the visitor should enter through the Metro or North Parking entrance to the Pentagon, tell an Access Control representative or Police Officer that they are on the Visitor Access Roster, and present two forms of local, State, or Federal Government issued ID, (i.e., Driver´s license, Social Security Card, Passport, Military ID, etc.). One ID must have a photo. (Note: All non–U.S. citizens must have the original of social security and alien registration cards.)

Visitors Who Require An Escort:

DoD badge holders with escort privileges can escort up to 3 guests. With an exception to policy, DoD badge holders may escort up to 10 guests. Below information should be e-mailed to Darlene Matthews.
  • Name of Event/Date/Time
  • Number of guests (names not required)
  • Entrance to be utilized (Metro or North Parking)
  • Purpose of visit
  • Sponsor´s name and phone number
  • Names of escorts
Visitors are required to have two ID´s, one of which must be a photo ID. The sponsor must stay with the visitor at all times.

Weekends, Holidays, After Duty Hours (8pm), and Closures:

DoD badge holders, guests, and visitors on the Visitor Access Roster may enter the building through the North Parking or Corridor 3 Entrances.
Building Passes
Parking Permits

 


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