NSC Guidance on IBIS Checks & Submitting Documents

Cite as "Posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 02100770 (Oct. 7, 2002) ."

The following information was provided by the Nebraska Service Center to AILA's NSC liaison committee:

"As required by Headquarters, INS, the NSC is conducting database searches on all applicants, petitioners and beneficiaries associated with applications/petitions for immigration benefits. If a practitioner (or petitioner or applicant) wants to submit identity documents with a case filing to facilitate this process, he/she/it may do so; however if they do not do so, they should NOT submit them post-filing unless they're requested in an RFE. This is because resolution of a "hit" (information from the application or petition appears to match what is in one of the databases we check) must come as a result of interaction between the agency that entered the lookout information in the database and the NSC. Occasionally, we might ask the applicant, petitioner or representative for evidence that something's been resolved, but that will be the exception rather than the rule.

If a practitioner knows of any adverse information about the applicant,
petitioner or beneficiary (e.g., prior Customs violation, outstanding
warrant) at the time they submit the case and can supply evidence documenting the resolution, it might be helpful. They should be sure to flag this information as it's neither something that we normally receive, nor something that we would typically look for

(10/08/2002)

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