bethpg2005

What is the difference between:
1. The fbi criminal background check
2. The background check
3. The name check
4. The fingerprint check

Thank you in advance

ian-mstm

A name check of FBI criminal files.


Name checks on other database files including FBI, CIA, InterPol, and others.


This is the same as #1 and #2.


This is a check of various fingerprint databases including AFIS, IAFIS/IDENT, and others.

Ian

bethpg2005

Thanks Ian. So basically No.1/2/3 are the same thing and then there is No.4 which is just a fingerprint check.

ian-mstm

There are literally hundreds of thousands of comparisons made and if the name gets a hit in any database, there are subsequent verification checks. It's usually at this point that processing on a file slows considerably!

Ian

Folinskyinla

Hi

An excellent question. When you find out, I would really like to know. They do a lot of background checks. The idea is to avoid a repeat of the disaster of March 11, 2002.

scrubbedexpat099

I am sure you do that just to provoke a follow up question!

Ray

Some of the systems available to them ...

CLASS (Consular Lookout and Support System) DOS
- Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) makes entries into this database.
- NCIC (see below) is now integrated into CLASS
CCD (Consolidated Consular Database)
- contains SEVIS (see below) data for consulars to access.

NCIC (National Crime Information Center)
- contains criminal record information for police to check when they stop or arrest someone.
- NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System)
- above systems contain more than 7 million names, including information from state/local law enforcement agencies (including charges such as "shoplifting," DWI, etc.)

NAILS II (National Automated Immigration Lookout System II) DHS
- NIIS (Nonimmigrant Information System), containing nonimmigrant visa denial information, arrival/departure/overstay (I-94) information.

IBIS (Interagency Border Inspection System)
- ADIS (Arrival Departure Information System)

TECS (US Customs' Treasury Enforcement Communications Systems)

SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System)

NSEERS (National Security Entry Exit Registration System)

APIS (Advanced Passenger Information System)

ADIS (Arrival Departure Information System)

IBIS (Interagency Border Inspection System)

IDENT (Automated Biometric Identification System)

CLAIMS 3 (Computer Linked Application Information Management System)

CHIMERA

US VISIT

TAL (Technological Alert List)

ian-mstm

Don't forget these ones also:

RAY (Random Arrival Year)
- unstructured database containing alien arrival information; largely obsolete now.

IAN (Immigration Arrival Network)
- SQL database linked to IBIS and SEVIS; usually linked to education institutes.

RETE (Reasonable Effort Target Extraction)
- Database linked to IBIS, NAILS II, and IDENT; used mainly to verify and monitor applicants.

FOLINSKY (Field Office Liaison in Standard Keying Device)
- Linked to most DHS resources; much used database warehouse to aid applicants in proper procedure.

BOILER (Basic Operation Interface Land Equivalent Ratio)
- Linked exclusively to IBIS; monitors alien land border crossings as a ratio to all border crossings.

Ian

Scarlett2004

Glad you clarified that--I always thought it was the following:

IAN (Interplanetary Alert Network)
-- when you are really dealing with "aliens"

bethpg2005

Thank you all for the explanation and clever acronyms.

bethpg2005

PS:
I forgot S H I T: Self Help Immigration Technology.
and B A L L S: Border Agency Legislation & Liaison Services.
and C R A P: Citizenship Rules And Points.