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DoD Updates Foreign Clearance Guide
Official Travel with a Special Issuance Passport is mandatory for all Military service members, DoD Civilians, and DoD-sponsored family members.
Effective July 1, 2021, newcomers and their families are required to have their Special Issuance Passport before entering Germany.
Personnel initiating PCS travel must have applied for the Special Issuance Passport prior to departure from the U.S.
Until the end of September, 2021, an exception to policy applies to those who are not in possession of the Special Issuance Passport prior to departure.
As an exception, travelers must prove they submitted a Special Issuance Passport application by possessing a memorandum from a DoD Passport Agent on hand.
However, this exception will expire on Sept. 30.
The memo must identify each applying applicant by name, date of submission, country of travel for permanent change of station, and Visa Passport Automated System ID.
Boarding a flight on official travel status with a blue, tourist passport is only permissible when this memo can be presented to boarding officials upon request.
The Foreign Clearance Guide outlines all the requirements you must complete before traveling.
These requirements vary by combatant command and country, and change continually based on current threats.
Changes made to the Foreign Clearance Guide are permanent and not related to COVID-19.
For additional information, or to check on travel requirements, please visit https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm .
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Department of Defense updated the Foreign Clearance Guide
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The Department of Defense updated the Foreign Clearance Guide June 16, 2021. Official Travel with a Special Issuance Passport is mandatory for all DoD Civilians, and DoD-sponsored family members. Effective July 1, 2021, newcomers and their families are required to have their Special Issuance Passport before entering Germany. Personnel initiating PCS travel must have applied for the Special Issuance Passport prior to departure from the U.S. Until the end of September, 2021, an exception to policy applies to those who are not in possession of the Special Issuance Passport prior to departure. As an exception, travelers must prove they submitted a Special Issuance Passport application by possessing a memorandum from a DoD Passport Agent on hand. However, this exception will expire on Sept. 30. The memo must identify each applying applicant by name, date of submission, country of travel for permanent change of station, and Visa Passport Automated System ID. Boarding a flight on official travel status with a blue, tourist passport is only permissible when this memo can be presented to boarding officials upon request. The Foreign Clearance Guide outlines all the requirements you must complete before traveling. These requirements vary by combatant command and country, and change continually based on current threats. Changes made to the Foreign Clearance Guide are permanent and not related to COVID-19. For additional information, or to check on travel requirements, please visit https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm.
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DoD Foreign Clearance Guide. YOU ARE ACCESSING A US GOVERNMENT (USG) INFORMATION SYSTEM (IS) THAT IS PROVIDED FOR USG-AUTHORIZED USE ONLY. The USG routinely intercepts and monitors communications on this IS for purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, COMSEC monitoring, network operations and defense, personnel misconduct ...
The Department of Defense updated the Foreign Clearance Guide June 16, 2021. Official Travel with a Special Issuance Passport is mandatory for all Military service members, DoD Civilians, and DoD ...
Click on the LOGIN button to login to the DoD FCG with your APACS Account. For APACS specific questions or account issues, email: [email protected] or call 703-676-9174. For FCG specific comments, questions on content or how to request changes, e-mail: [email protected] or call 703-614-0130. For SIPRnet email: [email protected].
Requirements for some countries include: • A travel threat briefing from an antiterrorism officer. Requirements must be met 45-60 days before travel. The lead time for completing country clearance in APACS varies by country and ranges from 21-45 days. All DTS orders for foreign travel are routed to the local antiterrorism officer, who ...
The DoD FCG is broken down by CCMD and the countries in each one. For some countries, requirements for countries include: Completion of country clearance in the Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System; Completion of Level I Antiterrorism within 12 months before travel; Completion of Isolated Personnel Report training within 12 months ...
Personnel Recovery (PR) requirements: - Survival, Evasion Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Course 100.2, *** Record completion date for later entry in TT/IATP (see Step 9. below) ***. 6. SCI cleared personnel shall contact their Special Security Officer (SSO) prior to foreign travel. Traveler Accountability & Alerting. 7.
Country Clearance: All official travelers are advised that an approved country clearance is required prior to travel. ... (ID card or official passport) and (b) DoD and NATO travel orders. DoD travel orders alone are insufficient—NATO travel orders are also required.
Personnel doing a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) overseas must apply for a special issuance passport prior to departing. The Foreign Clearance Guide also outlines any steps that must be taken prior to travel. These vary by combatant command and country, and change due to current threats, so it should always be consulted prior to travel for those operating under the DoD umbrella.
JULY 29, 2021 - The Department of Defense updated the Foreign Clearance Guide June 16, 2021. ... country of travel for permanent change of station, and Visa Passport Automated System ID.
REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAVEL / COUNTRY CLEARANCE 1. FULL NAME (as appears on passport): 2. CITIZENSHIP: 3. DATE OF BIRTH: 4. PLACE OF BIRTH: ... COUNTRY CLEARANCE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (FOUR REQUIRED ITEMS): All DoD sponsored travelers must complete the following training and documentation: 1. ANTI-TERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION (AT/FP) TRAINING:
information received from U.S. Embassies and DoD Components concerning personnel travel clearances and diplomatic clearance request procedures for DoD state aircraft and their embarked personnel consistent with applicable international agreements. k. Represents the DoD in interagency and international forums in accordance with applicable
OMB Control Number: 0701-0160, Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System (APACS) OMB Expiration Date: 08/31/2024. The public reporting burden for this collection of information, 0701-0160, is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and ...
because of DoD's restriction on official domestic travel that lasts through May 11. As stated in the travel restriction guidance, exceptions may be granted for compelling cases where the travel is: (1) determined to be mission essential; (2) necessary for humanitarian reasons; or (3) warranted due to extreme hardship. Q23.
This regulation is intended to serve as the single authoritative source for Customs and Border Clearance processes and procedures for the countries listed in Chapters 510 to 515. It is DoD policy to assist and cooperate with U.S. and foreign HN border clearance agencies in halting the flow of contraband both into the United States and foreign ...
APACS is mandatory for processing DoD sponsored personnel official foreign travel in all Combatant Commands. APACS may also be mandatory for certain types of leave travel. The unclassified APACS web site is the preferred route for processing Country Clearances for Italy and may be found at https://apacs.dtic.mil.
Prior to any official and leave travel overseas all DoD members must check the FCG for travel requirements for the country or countries they will visit. Travel to certain countries require theater clearances, country clearances, training requirements and other directed requirements. These clearances can take 30 days or more to process.
The Department of Defense updated the Foreign Clearance Guide June 16, 2021. Official Travel with a Special Issuance Passport is mandatory for all DoD Civilians, and DoD-sponsored family members.
Or, you can contact the Theater Clearance Office at (305) 437-3713/3364 or [email protected]. Please have the APACS ID number and dates of travel readily available. We cannot locate a request with the traveler's SSN, so please do not email it to us or add it to the APACS request. It is the traveler's/APACS submitter's ...
Third Country Nationals (Lead time for processing is 21 duty days): (1) All third country nationals traveling to Spain under DoD sponsorship require country clearance from ODC Spain, including crew members on board U.S. military and DoD chartered aircraft as well as embarked foreign nationals on U.S. ships.
1. Review the theater and country-specific information in the Department of Defense's Electronic Foreign Clearance Guide.. 2. Create an Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance Systems (APACS) account (SOUTHCOM APACS instructions).APACS is mandatory for processing DoD-sponsored official foreign travel and personal leave travel for active duty and reserve military in all Combatant Commands.
Contact the APACS and FCG Global Support Desk via e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 703-676-9174 (M-F 0800-1700 EST) and ask to have "Aircraft Requester" permissions added to your account. Provide your full name, APACS username (case sensitive) and e-mail address associated with your account. B.4.
Country Clearance A country clearance is a mandatory memorandum used to request and authorize official international travel to a particular country. An approved country clearance must be in place before travel can happen. ... • DoD Contractors and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) • Active Military Country Clearance Requirement (CCR) Packages
a. To fulfill PCS orders/letter of intent (LOI), the servicing personnel support activity detachment (PERSUPPDET)/customer service desk (CSD) will: (1) Identify the country clearance and passport requirements utilizing reference (a). (2) Furnish the proper forms. (3) Coordinate the route of travel required for the Service member and dependents. b.
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