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9 FAM VISAS
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9 FAM VISAS
100 INTRODUCTION TO 9 FAM VISAS
101 OVERVIEW OF 9 FAM
101.1 INTRODUCTION TO 9 FAM
101.2 TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR 9 FAM USE
102 VISAS OVERVIEW
102.1 INTRODUCTION TO VISAS (WHAT IS A VISA?)
102.2 VISA-RELATED ROLES
102.3 DEFINITIONS [REDACTED]
102.4 ABBREVIATIONS [REDACTED]
102.5 POST CODES; NATIONALITY CODES; AND PORT-OF-ENTRY CODES
102.6 VISA OFFICE
102.7 SELECT ALERT FACILITATION PROGRAM [REDACTED]
102.8 FAMILY-BASED RELATIONSHIPS
103 VISA OFFICE POINTS OF CONTACT
103.1 PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT
103.2 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE VISA OFFICE
103.3 VISA OFFICE POINTS OF CONTACT
103.4 LEGALNET@STATE.GOV [REDACTED]
200 TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS, NON-VISA TRAVELERS [REDACTED]
201 EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVERS OF VISA AND/OR PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS [REDACTED]
201.1 NONIMMIGRANT TRAVEL WITHOUT A VISA AND/OR PASSPORT [REDACTED]
201.2 IMMIGRANT TRAVEL WITHOUT A VISA AND/OR PASSPORT
202 NON-VISA TRAVELERS
202.1 U.S. CITIZENS AND NATIONALS
202.2 LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS (LPRS) [REDACTED]
202.3 PAROLEES [REDACTED]
202.4 FAMILY MEMBERS OF FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS PAROLE PROGRAM (FP-1 OR FP-D) PROCESSING [REDACTED]
203 REFUGEES AND ASYLEES
203.1 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
203.2 WHAT IS A REFUGEE? WHAT IS AN ASYLEE?
203.3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
203.4 REFERRALS FOR REFUGEE STATUS
203.5 CASEWORK FOR FOLLOW-TO-JOIN ASYLEES AND REFUGEES [REDACTED]
203.6 PROCESSING V92/V93 CASES [REDACTED]
203.7 REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
300 ELIGIBILITY AND INELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE A VISA
301 ELIGIBILITY OVERVIEW
301.1 ISSUANCE AND REFUSALS OF VISAS BASED ON LAW
301.2 CONSULAR OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO ELIGIBILITY
301.3 ELIGIBILITY - CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS [REDACTED]
301.4 INELIGIBILITIES AND GROUNDS FOR REFUSALS
301.5 OBTAINING INELIGIBILITY-RELATED INFORMATION [REDACTED]
302 GROUNDS OF INELIGIBILITY [REDACTED]
302.1 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON INADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION OF QUALIFICATION - INA 212(A)(5), INA 212(A)(7), INA 214(B), INA 221(G), AND INA 222(G) [REDACTED]
302.2 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON HEALTH AND MEDICAL GROUNDS - INA 212(A)(1) [REDACTED]
302.3 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES - INA 212(A)(2) [REDACTED]
302.4 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE VIOLATIONS - INA 212(A)(2)(A)(I)(II) AND INA 212(A)(2)(C) [REDACTED]
302.5 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON NATIONAL SECURITY GROUNDS - INA 212(A)(3)(A) AND INA 212(A)(3)(D) [REDACTED]
302.6 INELIGIBILITIES BASED ON TERRORISM-RELATED GROUNDS - INA 212(A)(3)(B), INA 212(A)(3)(F) AND 8 U.S.C. 1735 [REDACTED]
302.7 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - INA 212(A)(2)(G), INA 212(A)(3)(E), INA 212(A)(3)(G), PP 8697 [REDACTED]
302.8 PUBLIC CHARGE - INA 212(A)(4) [REDACTED]
302.9 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON ILLEGAL ENTRY, MISREPRESENTATION AND OTHER IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS - INA 212(A)(6) [REDACTED]
302.10 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON CITIZENSHIP RESTRICTIONS - INA 212(A)(8) [REDACTED]
302.11 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON PREVIOUS REMOVAL AND UNLAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES - INA 212(A)(9) [REDACTED]
302.12 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON OTHER ACTIVITIES - INA 212(A)(10) [REDACTED]
302.13 MISCELLANEOUS INELIGIBILITIES - INA 208(D), INA 212(E), 22 U.S.C. 6091 AND 22 U.S.C. 6713 [REDACTED]
302.14 INELIGIBILITY BASED ON SANCTIONED ACTIVITIES - INA 212(A)(3)(C), INA 212(F) AND PP 8693 [REDACTED]
303 CLEARANCES [REDACTED]
303.1 OVERVIEW OF CLEARANCES [REDACTED]
303.2 GUIDES ON PROPER NAMES AND NAME CITING [REDACTED]
303.3 CLASS - CONSULAR LOOKOUT AND SUPPORT SYSTEM [REDACTED]
303.4 POST-BASED REVIEWS AND CLEARANCES [REDACTED]
303.5 BIOMETRIC SCREENING [REDACTED]
303.6 FACIAL RECOGNITION [REDACTED]
303.7 FINGERPRINTING [REDACTED]
303.8 UNAVAILABLE [REDACTED]
303.9 PROCESSING VISA CASES WITH HITS FROM INTERPOL'S STOLEN AND LOST TRAVEL DOCUMENT (SLTD) DATABASE [REDACTED]
303.10 UNAVAILABLE [REDACTED]
304 SPECIAL CLEARANCES [REDACTED]
304.1 OVERVIEW [REDACTED]
304.2 UNAVAILABLE [REDACTED]
304.3 ADVISORY OPINIONS [REDACTED]
304.4 VIPER PROGRAM [REDACTED]
304.5 UNAVAILABLE [REDACTED]
305 WAIVERS
305.1 TYPES OF WAIVERS AVAILABLE
305.2 WAIVERS FOR IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS
305.3 WAIVERS FOR NONIMMIGRANT VISAS APPLICANTS
305.4 PROCESSING WAIVERS [REDACTED]
306 OVERCOMES
306.1 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
306.2 OVERCOMING A REFUSAL [REDACTED]
307 VISA LOOKOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
307.1 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY AUTHORITY
307.2 DEFINITIONS [REDACTED]
307.3 MEETING THE VISA LOOKOUT ACCOUNTABILITY (VLA) REQUIREMENT [REDACTED]
307.4 SUPERVISORY DUTIES [REDACTED]
307.5 DOCUMENTING VISA LOOKOUT ACCOUNTABILITY (VLA) VIOLATIONS [REDACTED]
400 NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
401 NONIMMIGRANT STATUS
401.1 INTRODUCTION TO NONIMMIGRANT VISAS AND STATUS
402 NONIMMIGRANT VISA CLASSIFICATIONS
402.1 OVERVIEW OF NIV CLASSIFICATIONS
402.2 TOURISTS AND BUSINESS VISITORS AND MEXICAN BORDER CROSSING CARDS - B VISAS AND BCCS [REDACTED]
402.3 OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - A, C-2, C-3, G, NATO VISAS, AND DIPLOMATIC TYPE AND OFFICIAL TYPE VISAS [REDACTED]
402.4 TRANSIT VISAS - C VISAS
402.5 STUDENTS AND EXCHANGE VISITORS - F, M, AND J VISAS [REDACTED]
402.6 WITNESSES AND VICTIMS - S, T, AND U VISAS [REDACTED]
402.7 FIANCÉ(E) AND OTHER NIV FAMILY MEMBERS PROCESSED AS IF IMMIGRANTS - K AND N VISAS
402.8 CREW - D AND C1/D VISAS [REDACTED]
402.9 TREATY TRADERS, INVESTORS, AND SPECIALTY OCCUPATIONS - E VISAS
402.10 TEMPORARY WORKERS AND TRAINEES - H VISAS [REDACTED]
402.11 INFORMATION MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES - I VISAS
402.12 INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES - L VISAS [REDACTED]
402.13 ALIENS OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY O VISAS
402.14 ATHLETES, ARTISTS, AND ENTERTAINERS - P VISAS
402.15 INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS - Q VISAS
402.16 RELIGIOUS OCCUPATIONS - R VISAS
402.17 NAFTA PROFESSIONALS - TN AND TD VISAS
402.18 NONIMMIGRANT VISAS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - CW AND E-2C VISAS [REDACTED]
403 NONIMMIGRANT VISA PROCESSING
403.1 NIV PROCESSING OVERVIEW
403.2 NIV APPLICATION
403.3 PRE-INTERVIEW PROCESSING [REDACTED]
403.4 NIV FEES
403.5 NIV INTERVIEW BY CONSULAR OFFICER [REDACTED]
403.6 NIV CLEARANCES [REDACTED]
403.7 NIV ADJUDICATION [REDACTED]
403.8 NONIMMIGRANT VISA RECIPROCITY
403.9 NIV ISSUANCES [REDACTED]
403.10 NIV REFUSALS [REDACTED]
403.11 NIV REVOCATION [REDACTED]
403.12 NIV ADJUDICATION REVIEW [REDACTED]
500 IMMIGRANT VISAS
501 IMMIGRANT VISA OVERVIEW
501.1 INTRODUCTION TO IMMIGRANT VISAS
501.2 IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESS
502 IMMIGRANT VISA CLASSIFICATIONS
502.1 IV CLASSIFICATIONS OVERVIEW
502.2 FAMILY-BASED IV CLASSIFICATIONS
502.3 ADOPTION-BASED CLASSIFICATIONS AND PROCESSING [REDACTED]
502.4 EMPLOYMENT-BASED IV CLASSIFICATIONS
502.5 SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS
502.6 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISAS [REDACTED]
502.7 OTHER IV AND QUASI-IV CLASSIFICATIONS [REDACTED]
503 NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS
503.1 NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS OVERVIEW
503.2 CHARGEABILITY
503.3 PRIORITY DATES
503.4 ALLOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS
504 PROCESSING
504.1 IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESS OVERVIEW
504.2 IMMIGRANT VISA PETITIONS [REDACTED]
504.3 MANAGING IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS [REDACTED]
504.4 PRE-APPOINTMENT PROCESSING [REDACTED]
504.5 PRE-INTERVIEW PROCESSING
504.6 COLLECTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA FEES [REDACTED]
504.7 INTERVIEW BY CONSULAR OFFICER
504.8 UNAVAILABLE [REDACTED]
504.9 IMMIGRANT VISA ADJUDICATIONS [REDACTED]
504.10 IMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE [REDACTED]
504.11 IMMIGRANT VISA REFUSALS [REDACTED]
504.12 REVOCATION OF IMMIGRANT VISAS [REDACTED]
504.13 TERMINATION OF IMMIGRANT VISA REGISTRATION
600 VISA SECTION ADMINISTRATION
601 MANAGING A VISA UNIT
601.1 MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
601.2 RESOURCES FOR VISA UNITS
601.3 MANAGEMENT/INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR VISA UNITS
601.4 SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES [REDACTED]
601.5 VISA FEES
601.6 MAINTAINING VISA FILES, RECORDS, AND INFORMATION [REDACTED]
601.7 VISA CORRESPONDENCE [REDACTED]
601.8 NONIMMIGRANT VISA REFERRAL AND PRIORITY APPOINTMENT REQUEST PROGRAMS [REDACTED]
601.9 VISAS AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
601.10 VISA FRAUD PREVENTION
601.11 VISAS AND DNA
601.12 DISCONTINUATION OF VISA ISSUANCE UNDER INA 243(D) [REDACTED]
601.13 CONSULAR RETURNS [REDACTED]
601.14 AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT
602 CULTIVATING VISA-RELATED WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
602.1 VISA CONTACTS
602.2 WORKING WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT [REDACTED]
603 PROTECTING AND RELEASING VISA-RELATED INFORMATION [REDACTED]
603.1 PROTECTING VISA INFORMATION [REDACTED]
603.2 RELEASING VISA INFORMATION [REDACTED]
604 SBU MATERIALS RELATED TO VISA UNIT ADMINISTRATION [REDACTED]
604.1 UNAVAILABLE [REDACTED]
604.2 STANDARD VISA CABLE TEXTS [REDACTED]
700 UNASSIGNED
CROSSWALKS
(U) 9 FAM-e To 9 FAM Crosswalk
(U) 9 FAM To 9 FAM-e Crosswalk
