Function

• The function of the FBI Name Check is to locate, review, and analyze all legal and national documents pertaining to the green card applicant. The analysis of the found documents is used "to determine whether a specific individual has been the subject of or mentioned in any FBI investigation(s), and if so, what (if any) relevant information may be disseminated to the requesting agency." Included as "mentions of interest" in the FBI Name Check are names involved with violent and sex crimes, crimes against children, drug trafficking and known associates of terrorists.
  
  

Requesting Agencies

• There are three central NNCP requesting agencies in the U.S. The first is the USCIS, which is the agency that submits FBI Name Checks for green card applicants. The second is the Office of Personal Management, the office of the federal government that determines basic employment requirements for those who apply for positions in federal section. The third agency is the Department of State, who submits FBI Name Checks for U.S. visa applicants.
  
  

Time Frame

• FBI Name Checks are usually submitted by the requesting agency and returned within 48 and 72 hours. Quick returns are most often labeled as "No Record." Some checks require a secondary or "manual check" due to the emergence of legal or national documentation. The FBI gives these manual checks a time from of 30 to 120 days, with the final deadline being the 120 day mark. Any FBI Name Check that surpasses the 120 day mark usually indicates a match within the analyzed documents.
  
  

Source of NNCP Information

• The FBI Name Checks are run through a database known as the FBI's Central Records System (CRS). The CRS is a conglomeration of all "the centralized records of FBI Headquarters, field offices, and Legal Attache office." The CRS attempts to match the submitted name with any mention among the network of the FBI's "investigative, administrative, personal and general files."
  
  

Results

• Three FBI Name Check results exist for all submissions, including those names up for green card status. The first result is "No Record" or "No Objection," which indicates that the applicant's name is not associated with any FBI file within the CRS. The second result is the "Hit," which means that the electronic system returned information regarding the search name and a manual investigation is required. The third is the "Ident" result, which indicates a name and birth date match in the FBI database. This requires an extensive analysis of the applicant's information that searches for any relevant and incriminating information.