UNCLASSIFIED
TELEGRAM June 23, 2001


To: ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS - ROUTINE 

Origin: VO 

From: SECSTATE WASHDC (STATE 109933 - ROUTINE) 

TAGS: CVIS, PTER 

Captions: VISAS 

Subject: SUMMARY OF SPECIAL PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS 

Ref: (A) 00 STATE 109673, (B)99 STATE 158241, (C) 00 STATE 
220555 
_________________________________________________________________

Introduction

1. This telegram transmits the updated summary of
nationalities and/or circumstances in which additional
clearance procedures beyond the standard CLASS namecheck
are required for security-related reasons, in connection
with issuance of nonimmigrant or immigrant visas. Numerous
changes, which have been sent to the field individually
since the transmission of the previous summary, Ref A, are
included in this cable. The following is a compilation of
all security advisory opinion (and in some cases advisory
opinions other than security) and related namecheck
requirements currently in effect. Posts should keep copies
of this unclassified cable, as well as subsequent updates,
in the interviewing/work area for ready reference. The
full text of this cable will also be posted on the Consular
Affairs intranet homepage, http://caweb/.

Applications Subject to Special Clearance Requirements

2. A visa application may require special clearance
procedures for any of the following reasons:
a) The CLASS namecheck returns a "DPT-00" hit, or an
actual or quasi- hit (preceded by the letter "P") for
any of the INA 212(a)(3) ineligibilties, relating to
national security and foreign policy.
b) The consular officer knows or has reasonable ground to
believe that the applicant may be subject to any of the
212(a)(3) ineligibilities, regardless of the results of
the CLASS namecheck, based on information supplied
during the application process, or from other sources.
This includes cases that may be politically sensitive
and should therefore be reviewed by the Department even
if no ineligibility exists.
c) The applicant is of a nationality and/or category
subject to country-specific clearance requirements.
This includes countries subject to Presidential
proclamations under INA Section 212(f), which suspends
entry into the United States of specified nationality
groups. Such proclamations are now in effect for
Angola, Bosnia, Burma, Cuba, Sierra Leone and Sudan.

Types of Special Clearances

3. Posts are required to use one of several standardized
cable formats for special clearances, depending on the
applicant's nationality and specific circumstances. The
required cables are described in detail under the specific
country listings below. In general, the cable types are as
follows:
a) Donkey or Bear cables are requests for the Department's
security advisory opinion. Once a Donkey or Bear cable
is sent the post must suspend all action on the case
until a reply is received.
b) Eagle cables are requests for a namecheck by other
Washington agencies. In general, posts may process
Eagle cases to conclusion if no response to the cable
is received within a specified number of days, which
varies by applicant nationality.
c) Horse, Pegasus and in a few instances Eagle cables are
sent simultaneously with visa issuance.
d) For most issued Chinese, Cuban, Russian and Vietnamese
applicants posts also must mail in a copy of the visa
application, in addition to any telegraphic clearances.

Illegal Technology Transfer Cases

4. Most special clearance procedures are triggered by
clear and objective circumstances, such as applicant
nationality or CLASS namecheck results. However, in cases
of illegal technology transfer, falling within the purview
of INA Section 212(a)(3)(A)(i)(II), the Department must
rely to a great extent on the observations and judgement of
consular officers in the field to identify applicants of
any nationality who may be subject to this ineligibility.
To assist officers in this difficult and vitally important
task the Department has compiled a list of policy
objectives and critical technologies, which trigger special
clearance requests. These were conveyed to posts in Ref C,
and are summarized as follows.

5. In deciding to submit an application for review for
reasons related to possible illegal technology transfer,
the consular officer must determine whether the applicant's
proposed activity in the United States would involve any of
16 sensitive technologies and might impinge on the United
States' four broad policy objectives in the technology
transfer field. The four policy objectives are:
a) Stem the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
and missile delivery systems.
b) Restrain the development of destabilizing conventional
military capabilities in certain regions of the world.
c) Prevent the transfer of arms and sensitive dual-use
items to terrorist states, and
d) Maintain U.S. advantages in certain militarily critical
technologies.

6. In general, special clearance procedures related to
possible illegal technology transfer are necessary if the
consular officer believes that the applicant's proposed
activity in the U.S. would involve one of the sensitive
technologies on the Technology Alert List (enumerated
below) and/and that activity might impinge on one of the
four technology transfer policy objectives, as stated in
Paragraph 5. However, for applicants from any of the
countries designated by the Department to be state sponsors
of terrorism, (Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan
and Syria) consular officers should assume that any visit
involving any of the technologies on the Technology Alert
List will impinge on the policy objectives, and therefore a
special clearance is mandatory under these circumstances.

7. The 16 sensitive technologies, which constitute the
Technology Alert List, are as follows. Additional
information on these technologies is also available online
from the TecWorld homepage on the Department's intranet
site, http://tecworld.inr.state.gov/.
(1) Conventional Munitions: technologies associated with
warhead and large caliber projectiles, fusing and arming
systems;

(2) Nuclear Technology: technologies associated with the
production and use of nuclear material for military
applications;

(3) Missile/Missile Technology: technologies associated
with air vehicles and unmanned missile systems;

(4) Aircraft and Missile Propulsion and Vehicular Systems:
technologies associated with liquid and solid rocket
propulsion systems, missile propulsion, rocket
staging/separation mechanisms, aerospace thermal and high-
performance structures;

(5) Navigation and Guidance Control: technologies
associated with the delivery and accuracy of unguided and
guided weapons, such as tracking and homing devices,
internal navigation systems, vehicle and flight control
systems;

(6) Chemical and Biotechnology Engineering: technologies
associated with the development or production of biological
and toxin agents, pathogenics, biological weapons research;

(7) Remote Imaging and Reconnaissance: technologies
associated with military reconnaissance efforts, such as
drones, remotely piloted or unmanned vehicles, imagery
systems, high resolution cameras;

(8) Advanced Computer/Microelectronic Technology:
technologies associated with superconductivity
supercomputing, microcomputer compensated crystal
oscillators;

(9) Materials Technology: technologies related to the
production of composite materials for structural functions
in aircraft, spacecraft, undersea vehicles and missiles;

(10) Information Security: technologies associated with
cryptographic systems to ensure secrecy of communications;

(11) Lasers and Directed Energy Systems: technologies
associated with laser guided bombs, ranging devices,
countering missiles;

(12) Sensors: technology associated with marine acoustics,
missile launch calibration, night vision devices, high
speed photographic equipment;

(13) Marine Technology: technology associated with
submarines and deep submersible vessels, marine propulsion
systems designed for undersea use and navigation, radar,
acoustic/non-acoustic detection;

(14) Robotics: technologies associated with artificial
intelligence, computer-controlled machine tools;

(15) Advanced Ceramics: technologies related to the
Production of tanks, military vehicles and weapons systems;

(16) High Performance Metals and Alloys: technologies
associated with military applications.

8. Ref B provides detailed instructions on how to request
clearances for technology-related visa applications through
the use of Visas Eagle Mantis and Visas Donkey Mantis
cables. Following is a summary of those instructions.

9. The Visas Eagle Mantis is a no-response, pre-issuance
clearance procedure that permits posts to process a case to
conclusion after a ten working day suspense period. Post
is not required to await a reply from the Department. This
procedure may be used for all USG-sponsored applicants,
including but not limited to USG agencies/entities such as
the Department of Energy (DOE), a DOE-contracted national
laboratory, USAID, the Department of Defense (DOD), DOD-
contractors, and NASA.

10. The Visa Donkey Mantis procedure is a pre-issuance
clearance procedure that requires post to await Department
authorization before it may process a case to conclusion.
It is used for any application that raises concerns related
to possible illegal technology transfer that does not
qualify for the Visas Eagle Mantis procedure. Posts should
also use the Visas Donkey Mantis format for applicants
otherwise eligible for Eagle Mantis processing but who need
to travel sooner than the ten working day suspense period.
Posts should note in the cable's subject line that it is an
expedited request, and state in the body of the cable why
expedited processing is necessary. Mantis procedures vary
somewhat by nationality, especially for Chinese and
Vietnamese applicants, as well as for the state sponsors of
terrorism identified in paragraph 6, so be sure to review
fully the country specific clearance procedures, if any,
for each applicant for whom a Mantis cable is being
prepared. Please include the applicant's educational
background and work experience in all Donkey Mantis cables.

Use of dot.dot Automated Cable Format

11. To facilitate the namecheck or SAO process, it is
extremely important that posts generate all, repeat, all,
clearance request cables from within the NIV and IV
computer programs, utilizing the SAO Module to produce
cables in the dot.dot format. Please include the
nationality code, together with VISTA file number (if
known) in the cable subject line. The SAO module is due to
be added to an upcoming release of the IV/DV program within
the next few months, at which time posts will be expected
to produce all clearances for DV cases in the 'dot.dot'
format as well.

12. All Donkey, Eagle, Bear, Horse, and Pegasus cables
must be submitted in "dot.dot" format, including Mantis
cables. Use of this format permits the FBI and other
addressees to speed their processing of these cables
because names and other details about visa applicants are
presented in a format recognizable by automated systems.
Failure to use the "dot.dot" format will result in
processing delays.
13. Essentially, this format consists of a number of
standard fields, each designated by a three-letter
abbreviation preceded by a space and two periods. Addition
of text-only paragraphs following the dot.dot portion of
the cable is appropriate, and, in many such cables,
necessary to provide key details about the applicant. VLO
positive indicates the applicant has a class hit, which
the SAO should consider. The complete text of the hit
itself must be included in the cable. Detailed
instructions on how to generate 'dot.dot' cables may be
found in Chapter 14 of the NIV Users Manual (version
3.03.01) and in Chapter 20 of the IV Users Manual (version
2.02.00), which are also available online at the Consular
Affairs intranet homepage, http://caweb/.

Expedited Clearances
14. If a post needs expedited processing of a name check
or SAO, it is imperative that the post explain the urgency
of the case and provide a tentative itinerary. Urgent
cases usually involve medical emergencies, humanitarian
concerns or USG interest in the traveler(s) early arrival
in the U.S. Requests for expeditious handling should state
expedited request in the subject line. (Posts should
limit their requests to expedite to those situations
outlined above).

How to Contact Us

15. The Coordination Division of the Visa Office
(CA/VO/L/C) makes every attempt to respond promptly to SAO
requests. However, complicated cases can take some time to
resolve, particularly if there are other USG agency
concerns to consider. If you wish to contact us about a
pending case you may do so, via fax at (202) 663-1153 or
663-1154, cable, e-mail or phone (202) 663-1194. For a
pending case include the date and number of your original
cable and provide the full name of the visa applicant.
Clearly state that it is a follow up request. In a cable
include the words "Second Request," "Third Request," as
appropriate, in the subject line. For e-mail, if you do
not know the name of the officer handling your applicant's
nationality you may use the "CA-VO-L-C" collective e-mail
address. Posts are invited to contact the Coordination
Division (unless instructed to contact CA/VO/L/A as noted
below), with any questions about special processing
requirements.

Individual country special processing requirements

16. The special processing requirements are presented
below, alphabetically by nationality. For the most part
the security advisory opinion (SAO) requirement is based on
the applicant's nationality, but in two cases (Libya and
Iraq) it is not only the nationality, but also the place of
employment/residence which triggers the SAO. Please refer
to the Iraq and Libya sections of this document for SAO
requirements on certain third country nationals. The
individual nationality clearance procedures listed below
are also available online, by going to
http://caweb/ReciprocityWeb/index.htm, and clicking on the
button containing the first letter of the country you wish
to look up.

AFGHANISTAN

The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1333
on December 19, 2000. That resolution, among other things,
urges states to take steps to restrict the entry into or
transit through their territory of all senior officials of
the rank of deputy minister or higher in the Taliban, the
equivalent rank of armed personnel under the control of the
Taliban, and other senior advisors and dignitaries of the
Taliban.

In order to facilitate a thorough review of cases within
the scope of the resolution, posts should submit a Visas
Donkey security advisory opinion request on any visa
applicant in the following categories, regardless of the
results of CLASS namechecks:

1) Any Taliban official at the rank of deputy minister or
higher;
2) Any member of the armed forces under control of the
Taliban with the rank of lieutenant colonel or above;
3) Any senior Taliban advisor who post feels plays an
important role in the formation of Taliban policies;
4) Any individual whose stated purpose in traveling is to
conduct business on behalf of the Taliban.

When a Visas Donkey security advisory opinion has been
requested, the Department's response is required prior to
visa issuance. If no other ineligibilities exist, the
Department will consider a 212(a)(3)(C) finding (foreign
policy grounds).

In addition to the above requirement, an advisory opinion
(AO) request is required for any individual claiming to be
a diplomatic representative of any faction in Afghanistan
who seeks to travel to the U.S. on official business, and
any dependents of such individuals. Cables should be
slugged for CA/VO/L/A and SA/PAB, with the subject line
Advisory Opinion Other Than Security: Afghan Diplomat.
Posts may issue an A-3 visa to an Afghan applicant who will
be working as a domestic employee for a diplomat of another
nationality without an advisory opinion.

ANGOLA

I. Travel by UNITA officials and family:

Under the terms of Presidential Proclamation 7060 of
December 12, 1997, posts must submit security advisory
opinion requests for any UNITA (National Union for the
Total Independence of Angola) official or adult family
member (spouses, siblings, parents, adult children) of any
UNITA official applying for any type of visa to the U.S.
SAO requests should be slugged for CA/VO/L/C and AF/S, and
should include AmEmbassy Luanda as an info addressee.
Please include detailed information in the SAO on the UNITA
official's current position and the purpose of the
applicant's visit to the U.S. Full text of the
Presidential proclamation is available from the Consular
Affairs intranet homepage by clicking on the link
"Reciprocity."

II. Other travel

Posts must also submit an SAO request for any Angolan
applicant planning to engage in any activity related to the
following:

1) The sale, supply or making available of any aircraft or
aircraft components, regardless of origin, to UNITA or to
the territory of Angola other than through points of entry
designated by the U.S. Treasury Department;

2) the insurance, engineering or servicing of any aircraft
owned or controlled by UNITA;

3) the granting of permission to any aircraft to take off
from, land in or overfly the U.S. if the aircraft is
destined to land in or has taken off from the territory of
Angola other than through points of entry designated by the
U.S. Treasury Department;

4) The provision or making available of engineering and
maintenance servicing, the certification of airworthiness,
the payment of new claims against existing insurance
contracts or the provision, renewal or making available of
direct insurance to any aircraft registered in Angola other
than those specified by the U.S. Treasury Department or
that has flown into Angola other than through a port of
entry specified by the U.S. Treasury Department.
SAOs submitted based on Angolan aircraft-related activities
should be slugged for CA/VO/L/C, AF/S and EB/ESP, and
should include AmEmbassy Luanda as an info addressee.

ARMENIA

I. Non-official Travel: none.

II. Official Travel:

Visas Bear SAO requests:

The cases of official and diplomatic visa applicants who
otherwise require security advisory opinions, such as DPT-
00 CLASS entries or possible ineligibility under INA
212(a)(3), must be submitted by means of a Visas Bear
telegram unless the Visas Pegasus procedure applies (see
below).

Visas Pegasus Namecheck Requests:

Applicants who are DPT-00 class entries and who are coming
to attend pre-ministerial, ministerial, pre-summit, summit,
and White House meetings may be issued visas without prior
clearance from the Department, provided that a Visas
Pegasus telegram is sent to the Department immediately upon
issuance.

BOSNIA

A Presidential proclamation signed on October 25, 1994,
suspended the entry into the United States as immigrants
and nonimmigrants certain aliens described in United
Nations Security Council Resolution 942.

I. Non-official visas

Individuals in the following categories appear to be
subject to 212(f) procedures and would require automatic
referral to the Department through a Visas Donkey
security advisory opinion before a visa could be issued.
They include:

1) Members of the authorities, including legislative
authorities, in those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces;
officers of the Bosnian Serb military and paramilitary
forces; and those acting on behalf of such authorities or
forces;

2) Persons found, after September 23, 1994, to have
provided financial, material, logistical, military, or
other tangible support to Bosnian Serb forces in violation
of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions;

3) Persons in or resident in those areas of the Republic
of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb
forces found to have violated or contributed to the
violation of the measures set out in United Nations
Security Council Resolution 820 of April 17, 1993, and
United Nations Security Council Resolution 942 of September
23, 1994.

II. Official visas

Visas Bear security advisory opinion requests:

A Visas Bear telegram must be submitted for A, C-3, and G
(except G-4) applications. When a Visas Bear security
advisory opinion has been requested, the Department's
response is required prior to visa issuance.

Full text of the Presidential proclamation is available
from the Consular Affairs intranet homepage by clicking on
the link "Reciprocity."

BURMA

A Presidential proclamation signed on October 3, 1996,
suspends the entry into the United States as immigrants and
nonimmigrants senior officials of the Burmese government
and other persons who formulate, implement, or benefit from
policies that impede Burma's transition to democracy, and
the immediate family members of such persons under Section
212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Full text of the Presidential proclamation is available
from the Consular Affairs intranet homepage by clicking on
the link "Reciprocity."

I. Non-official visas

Individuals in the following categories appear to be
subject to 212(f) procedures by virtue of their positions
and require automatic referral to the Department through a
Visas Donkey security advisory opinion before a visa can
be issued. They include:

1) Members of the State Peace and Development Council
(SPDC) (formerly the State Law and Order Restoration
Council (SLORC)) and their immediate families;

2) Government ministers and other senior Burmese
government officials and their immediate families;

3) Senior officials of the Union Solidarity Development
Association (USDA) and their immediate families;

4) Military above the rank of colonel and their immediate
families, and

5) Civil servants above the rank of director-general and
their immediate families.

When a Visas Donkey security advisory opinion has been
requested, the Department's response is required prior to
visa issuance.

II. Official visas

Visas Bear security advisory opinion requests

A Visas Bear telegram must be submitted for A, C-3, and G
(except G-4) applications. No Visas Bear is required for
applicants assigned to a Burmese mission in the United
States or for working level support staff/visitors who
support the work of Burmese missions in the U.S., including
missions to international organizations. When a Visas Bear
security advisory opinion has been requested, the
Department's response is required prior to visa issuance.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

I. Non-official travel: none

II. Official travel: Department concurrence required for
certain A and G visa cases

The government offices of the Central African Republic have
been unable or unwilling to meet their financial
obligations in the United States. Therefore, all A and G
visa applications (except G-4) of Central African Republic
nationals who will take up permanent assignment on behalf
of the CAR government at a CAR mission or at an
international organization require the Department's
concurrence prior to visa issuance. Applications for
officials or employees of an international organization (G-
4) or for temporary official travel to events such as the
United Nations General Assembly, may be processed without
seeking the Department's prior authorization. All SAO
requests should be slugged for CA/VO/L/C and AF/C, S/CPR,
and IO/UNP, with an info copy to AmEmbassy Bangui if the
application is made in a third country.

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC of

I. General

Submission of visa applications and photographs.

A copy of the visa application (Form OF-156) of all
nonimmigrant visa recipients, with a recent, original
photograph firmly affixed (two photographs in the case of
professional diplomatic couriers) must be sent directly and
expeditiously to:

Northeast Regional Computer Support Center
1203 Nealis Avenue
Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703
Attn: Dept. IIS.

This procedure is in addition to the telegraphic name check
and security advisory opinion requirements listed below.
Exceptions to this procedure are:

(1) No application or photograph need be submitted in cases
involving chiefs and deputy chiefs of state, heads of
government, chiefs of mission, their immediate families and
accompanying crewmembers; and
(2) No photograph need be provided if one has been
submitted within the previous three years.

II. Non-official travel

Visas Eagle name check requests
Visas Eagle telegrams must be submitted for the following
persons:
(1) K nonimmigrant visa applicants;
(2) immigrant visa applicants; and
(3) applicants for refugee status.

These cases may be brought to conclusion 10 working days
after submission of the Visas Eagle telegram unless
otherwise advised by the Department.

Visas Eagle Mantis
(applies to posts in China only)

A Visas Eagle Mantis telegram must be submitted on
Chinese applicants (only when applying at a China post) who
are coming to study (other than undergraduate students
under 30 years of age), teach, conduct research, engage in
commercial activity, participate in an exchange program,
attend meetings or conferences, or be temporarily employed
or trained in a scientific or technical field on the
Technology Alert List.

Visas Donkey Mantis (applies to all other posts)

A Visas Donkey Mantis telegram must be submitted on
Chinese applicants (when applying outside of China) who
are coming to study (other than undergraduate students
under 30 years of age), teach, conduct research, engage in
commercial activity, participate in an exchange program,
attend meetings or conferences, or be temporarily employed
or trained in a scientific or technical field on the
Technology Alert List. The Department's response is
required prior to issuance.

III. Official Travel

Visas Horse Name Check Requests

A Visas Horse telegram must be submitted immediately
following the issuance of an A, C-3, or G visa.

Visas Bear Security Advisory Opinion Requests

The cases of official and diplomatic visa applicants who
otherwise require security advisory opinions, such as DPT-
00 CLASS entries and possible ineligibility under INA
212(a)(3), must be submitted by means of a Visas Bear
telegram.

CUBA, REPUBLIC of

General

Processing in Cuba vs. Processing outside of Cuba

Expedited visa processing procedures took effect on May 17,
1999, for certain Cuban nationals in Cuba repeat in Cuba.
The expedited procedures apply to all persons previously
subject to the October 4, 1985, Presidential proclamation
on Cuba with six exceptions. Visas Donkey and Visas Eagle
procedures for Cuban visa applicants applying for visas
outside of Cuba differ and are contained in section IV
below.

B) Submission of Visa Applications and Photographs

A copy of the visa application (Form OF-156) of all
nonimmigrant visa recipients, with a recent, original
photograph firmly affixed (two photographs in the case of
professional diplomatic couriers) must be sent directly and
expeditiously to:

Washington Field Office
601 Fourth Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0002
Attn: Stuart Hoyt.

(1) No application or photograph need be submitted in cases
involving chiefs and deputy chiefs of state, heads of
government, chiefs of mission, their immediate families and
accompanying crewmembers; and

(2) No photograph need be provided if one has been
submitted within the previous three years.

II. Official Travel

(a) Visas Bear Security Advisory Opinion Requests

A Visas Bear telegram must be submitted for all A C-3, and
G visa applications. When a Visas Bear security advisory
opinion has been requested, the Department's response is
required prior to visa issuance. USINT Havana must always
be included as an info addressee on Visas Bear telegrams.

(b) Port of entry restrictions for A, C-3, G-1, and G-2
Visa holders

(1) Designated ports of entry

Cuban bearers of A, C-3, G-1, and G-2 visas may only enter
the United States through one of the four designated ports
of entry listed below:

New York City
Washington, D.C. (Dulles only)
Miami
Houston

There are no restrictions on the ports through which Cuban
officials may depart the United States.

(2) Annotation of visas

The designated port(s) of entry which will be used should
be annotated on the visa as follows: Entry at (name the
designated port(s)). For officials issued multiple entry
visas, all of the above-designated ports should be
annotated. If the designated port of entry changes after
issuance of the visa, a notation of that change, signed and
sealed by a consular officer, should be made on the next
available page of the passport. The designated port(s) of
entry should be indicated in the required Visas Bear
telegram.

III. For USINT Havana:

On January 5, 1999, the President announced measures
designed to promote people-to-people contact between the
United States and Cuba, particularly in the educational,
cultural, scientific, athletic, professional and religious
areas. In order to facilitate people-to-people contact, the
procedures for handling visa applicants under the October
4, 1985, Presidential proclamation on Cuba, suspending the
entry into the United States of certain employees and
officers of the government of Cuba and the Communist party
of Cuba under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), were modified. There are only six
categories of employees or officials of the government of
Cuba or the Communist party of Cuba applying in/in Cuba who
are subject to the Visas Donkey procedures.

A) The six categories of persons that remain subject to the
proclamation and the Visas Donkey procedures are:

(1) the president and the vice president, a minister or
vice minister of the government of Cuba;

(2) the president and the vice president of the National
Assembly of Cuba;

(3) a politburo member, central committee department head
or provincial first secretary of the communist party of
Cuba;
(4) a senior military, intelligence, police official;

(5) a Cuban government or communist party officer or
employee determined by the U.S. Interests Section to be a
person of potential foreign policy concern to the United
States; and

(6) a Cuban government or communist party officer or
employee whose application is opposed by an interested USG
agency within ten days of submission of the case to
Washington. (USINT Havana will not be required to send a
new Visas Donkey cable on such cases, as the Department
will reference Havana's initial Visas Eagle cable when
requesting that visa processing be suspended.)

B) Visas Eagle Namechecks at the USINT Havana

Employees or officers of the government of Cuba or the
Communist party of Cuba who do not fall within the six
Categories requiring security advisory opinions noted above
are subject to a ten-working day Visas Eagle pre-issuance
procedure. This means the Interests Section is required to
send a Visas Eagle name check cable on such persons and is
authorized to issue a visa after a ten (10)-working day
(not calendar day) suspense period. The Interests Section
is instructed to send a Visas Eagle telegram on a post-
issuance basis for all other Cuban applicants
(nonimmigrants, immigrants, and applicants for refugee
status) who are between the ages of 21 and 55.

IV. For All Visa Issuing Posts Except USINT Havana:

On October 4, 1985, the President signed a proclamation
suspending the entry into the United States as
nonimmigrants of Cuban nationals who are officers or
employees of the government of Cuba or the Communist party
of Cuba under Section 212(f) of the INA. Due to the
structure of the Cuban economy, this proclamation
effectively requires that all other visa issuing posts
submit security advisory opinion requests on nearly all
categories of Cuban nationals. Full text of the
Presidential proclamation is available from the Consular
Affairs intranet homepage, http://caweb/, by clicking on
the link "Reciprocity."

A) Visas Donkey Security Advisory Opinion Requests

When a Visas Donkey security advisory opinion has been
requested, the Department's response is required prior to
visa issuance. In addition, USINT Havana must always be an
info addressee on these telegrams.

For all visa issuing posts except USINT Havana, which
should refer to paragraph III above, a Visas Donkey
telegram must be submitted for the following categories of
nonimmigrant visa applicants coming for non-official
purposes:

(1) any person, including a child, who presents a Cuban
diplomatic or official passport;

(2) any person who works in a Cuban government office,
university, or state commercial enterprise, and is
traveling for job-related purposes or whose travel is
funded by the Cuban government;

(3) any person who holds a professional or managerial
position in a Cuban government office, university, or state
commercial enterprise, and is traveling for job-related
purposes or whose travel is funded by the Cuban government;

(4)any Cuban resident who is a professional performer or
artist;

(5) any person who works as a manager or professional on a
project in another country on loan from Cuba;

(6) any person suspected of violating Cuban assets control
regulations or of traveling to the United States on behalf
of Cuban commercial enterprises;

(7)any Cuban who is applying for an individual crewmember
(C-1/D) visa, regardless of the registry of the vessel or
the applicant's position aboard; and

(8) any applicant on whom the consular officer wishes to
have the Department's security advisory opinion.

B) Visas Eagle Name Checks for Applicants Outside of Cuba
Posts must send Visas Eagle telegrams on a pre-issuance
basis for all Cuban applicants ages 16-80 who are applying
for immigrant visas or refugee status and who are not
subject to the Visas Donkey requirement. For Cuban
applicants ages 16-80 who are applying for nonimmigrant
visas and who are not subject to the visa Donkey
requirement, posts may send a post-issuance Eagle telegram.

GEORGIA

I. Non-official Travel: none.

II. Official Travel:

Visas Bear SAO requests:

The cases of official and diplomatic visa applicants who
otherwise require security advisory opinions, such as DPT-
00 CLASS entries or possible ineligibility under INA
212(a)(3), must be submitted by means of a Visas Bear
telegram unless the Visas Pegasus procedure applies (see
below).

Visas Pegasus namecheck requests:

Applicants who are DPT-00 class entries and who are coming
to attend pre-ministerial, ministerial, pre-summit, summit,
and White House meetings may be issued visas without prior
clearance from the Department, provided that a Visas
Pegasus telegram is sent to the Department immediately upon
issuance.

HAITI
The Department may not issue visas to aliens subject to
Subsection 616 of the Commerce, Justice and State (CJS)
Appropriations Act of FY99, Public Law 105-277, as amended
by Subsection 618 of the CJS Appropriations Act of FY00,
P.L. 106-113 (the DeWine Amendment). Persons subject to
the legislation are aliens who have been credibly alleged
to have ordered, carried out, or materially assisted in
extrajudicial and political killings in Haiti. As the
names of such persons have become known to the Department,
we have included the names in the visa lookout system
(CLASS). Even if the applicants name does not appear in
CLASS, a post that believes a visa applicant is subject to
the legislation must send an SAO to bring the matter to the
Department's attention.

P.L.105-277(Subsection 616 of CJS Appropriations Act F