Q: Who is required to have the name-check clearance procedure?
A: Information we have received through e-mails, states that males between the ages of 16 and 45 could be checked. We have heard that some females have also been subjected to this name-check procedure. Individuals from the following countries are required to go through the name-check procedure:
Afghanistan Iraq Pakistan
Algeria Jordan Saudi Arabia
Bahrain Kuwait Somalia
Djibouti Lebanon Sudan
Egypt Libya Syria
Eritrea Malaysia Tunisia
Indonesia Morocco United Arab Emirates
Iran Oman Yemen
(NAFSA:AIE Website)
DOS has not released a country list or other program details. It is not clear how a country's appearance on such a list is determined, nor how such a list might apply. We do not know if such a list would refer to country of birth or country of citizenship, or both; we do not know whether the country of last residence has any bearing, or whether there are other countries on the list.
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A: Information we have received through e-mails, states that males between the ages of 16 and 45 could be checked. We have heard that some females have also been subjected to this name-check procedure. Individuals from the following countries are required to go through the name-check procedure:
Afghanistan Iraq Pakistan
Algeria Jordan Saudi Arabia
Bahrain Kuwait Somalia
Djibouti Lebanon Sudan
Egypt Libya Syria
Eritrea Malaysia Tunisia
Indonesia Morocco United Arab Emirates
Iran Oman Yemen
(NAFSA:AIE Website)
DOS has not released a country list or other program details. It is not clear how a country's appearance on such a list is determined, nor how such a list might apply. We do not know if such a list would refer to country of birth or country of citizenship, or both; we do not know whether the country of last residence has any bearing, or whether there are other countries on the list.
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