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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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Foreign Travel Guidance & Forms
DBB members are required to report all foreign travel prior to commencing travel. Click on the below links for procedures and applicable pre-/post-travel documentation.
- Foreign Travel Reporting Procedures
- Foreign Pre-Travel Questionnaire
- Foreign Post-Travel Questionnaire
- Foreign Post-Travel Foreign Contact
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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 ...
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].
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 ...
Electronic Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG): https://apacs.milcloud.mil/fcg. Select left column dropdown, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), for INDOPACOM country pages. USINDOPACOM Instruction 0536.2, Antiterrorism (AT), Section 7, Travel Requirements. USINDOPACOM instructions are available on SIPRNet.
FORT BELVOIR, Va. -. Employees going on temporary duty to foreign countries must do more than just complete travel orders in the Defense Travel System. The Defense Department's Foreign Clearance Guide outlines requirements employees must complete before traveling. The requirements vary by combatant command and country, and they change ...
JULY 29, 2021 - The Department of Defense updated the Foreign Clearance Guide June 16, 2021. Official Travel with a Special Issuance Passport is mandatory MilitarySpot.com
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.
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 ...
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy . Effective: May 31, 2022 . Releasability: ... o DoD personnel prior to travel to foreign territory. ... Maintains the FCG, FCM, and SWOG to provide current requirements and procedures for DoD FCP users. Ensures such requirements and procedures are consistent with applicable
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.
Foreign Travel Briefing. Target audience: Personnel who will be travelling abroad, either officially or unofficially, to foreign countries, professional meetings or conferences where foreign attendance is likely; personnel travelling to locations where there are concerns about possible foreign intelligence exploitation.
Since the DoD FCG is directive in nature for all DoD and DoD-sponsored travel abroad, travelers must ensure they comply with this guide. Prior to commencing travel, personnel should also review Department of State travel warnings, travel alerts, and individual country specific information at travel.state.gov. This requirement is not only used ...
travelers must follow the more strict requirement. 3. Service members and/or family members must do the following: a. Possess, and present on request, proof of a negative viral. COVID-19 test ...
Foreign Travel Guidance & Forms. DBB members are required to report all foreign travel prior to commencing travel. Click on the below links for procedures and applicable pre-/post-travel documentation. Foreign Travel Reporting Procedures.
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.
Since 2/20/2020, several countries have updated their FCGs; members should review the FCG for changes prior to traveling. The FCG provides necessary information for aircraft international mission planning and execution, personnel travel to foreign countries, as well as general information on foreign locations.
b. Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 2000.12, DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Program, 8 May 2017 c. Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) 5105.21-V1 / V3, para 17a. (1), Administration of Personnel Security, 6 Oct 2020 / 14 Sep 2020 d. Joint Travel Regulation (JTR), 1 Feb 2023 e. DoD Foreign Clearance Guidance (FCG) f.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Guide (FCG) mandated 'Report of Foreign Travel' ONLY for those holding an SCI clearance, and the ** Pre-Travel Requirements for Site Visits to Bulgaria (NSTA) and Romania (MK) **. It is the responsibility of the traveler and the to meet all travel requirements, including training and necessary approvals prior to submitting the FTR.
Live Chat. Instant message with a real person. Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm ET. TSA PreCheck. Save time at the airport and find out how you can participate for free. Travel Policy. Access the Joint Travel Regulations and other travel policies. Featuring the best practices in industry and plug-and-play components, Defense Travel System streamlines the ...
A user's failure to take reasonable steps to identify such communications or data as privileged or confidential does not waive the privilege or confidentiality if such protections otherwise exist under established legal standards and DoD policy. However, in such cases the U.S. Government is authorized to take reasonable actions to identify such ...