Sample FBI FOIA Request Letter
Sample FBI FOIA Request Letter
Instructions
- Please provide a detailed description. For example, if requesting records on Saddam Hussein, you could write: Saddam Hussein, who served as president of Iraq from 1979 until 2003.
- If your request is for information concerning a deceased individual, you must provide proof of death. Acceptable forms of proof of death include: obituaries, death certificates, recognized sources that can be documented, written media, Who’s Who in America, an FBI file that indicates a person is deceased, date of birth is 100 years or greater, or Social Security Death Index page.
- If you wish to include additional specific information, attach another sheet of paper to this letter.
- Options for sending your request: mail to the address listed below, fax to (540) 868-4391/4997, or e-mail to foiparequest@ic.fbi.gov.
Letter
Date: ______________________
FBI
Record/Information Dissemination Section
Attn: FOIPA Request
170 Marcel Drive
Winchester, VA 22602-4843
Dear FOIA Officer: ______________________
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
Date range of request: ______________________
Description of Request: ________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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Please search the FBI’s indices to the Central Records System for the information responsive to this request related to: ____________________________________________________________________
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I am willing to pay up to [$____ ] for the processing of this request. Please inform me if the estimated fees will exceed this limit before processing my request.
I am seeking information for personal use and not for commercial use.
Thank you for your consideration,
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Title (optional): ________________________________________________________
Business (if applicable): _________________________________________________
Street Address: ________________________________________________________
City/State/ZIP Code: ____________________________________________________
Country (if applicable): __________________________________________________
Telephone (optional): ___________________________________________________
E-mail (optional):_______________________________________________________