9 FAM 303.1

9 FAM 303 (U) Clearances .1 (U) Overview OF Clearances (CT:VISA-2071; 09-18-2024) (Office of Origin: CA/VO) .1-1 (U) Related Statutory and Regulatory Authorities .1-1(A) (U) Immigration and Nationality Act (CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015) (U) INA 212(a) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a . .1-1(B) (U) Code of Federal Regulations (CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015) (U) 22 CFR 41.106; 22 CFR 41.113. .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). .1-1(D) (U) United States Code (CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015) (U) 22 U.S.C. 4831. .1-2 Unavailable (CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015) Unavailable .1-2(A) Unavailable (CT:VISA-2027; 07-17-2024) Unavailable .1-2(B) Unavailable .1-2(B)(1) Unavailable (CT:VISA-2027; 07-17-2024) Unavailable .1-2(B)(2) Unavailable (CT:VISA-1718; 03-03-2023) Unavailable .1-2(C) Unavailable (VISA-2071) Unavailable .1-2(D) Unavailable (CT:VISA-2027; 07-17-2024) Unavailable .1-2(D)(1) (U) Fingerprinting (CT:VISA-2027; 07-17-2024) 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 DHS and the Department's fingerprint data, with some other fingerprints from the FBI and DOD. See .7 for information about IDENT and processing search results. See .7 for information about the NGI. .1-2(D)(2) Unavailable (CT:VISA-2027; 07-17-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable .1-2(E) Unavailable (CT:VISA-2027; 07-17-2024) a. Unavailable b. Unavailable c. (U) See .9 for additional information about processing visa cases with hits from the Interpol SLTD database. The remaining content in this Subchapter is unavailable.