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Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) or Washington Special Clearance, [1] commonly called security clearance, administrative clearance, or administrative processing, [2] is a process the United States Department of State and the diplomatic missions of the United States use in deciding to grant or deny a United States visa to certain visa applicants.
Security clearances can be issued by many United States of America government agencies, including the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (DOS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department of Justice (DoJ), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
A U.S. visa does not authorize entry into the United States or a stay in a particular status, but only serves as a preliminary permission to travel to the United States and to seek admission at a port of entry. The final admission to the United States is made at the port of entry by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer.
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Currently, all consular services are suspended and consular inquiries are to be referred to the Embassy of the United States in Bogota, Colombia. On April 18, 2022, the embassy in Bogota started allowing U.S. citizens located in Venezuela to renew their passports by mail, thus restoring access to some consular services. [citation needed]
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The A-1 visa is granted to many people such as ambassadors, ministers, diplomats, consular officers, and their immediate family members. [a] [6] While government officials normally do not qualify for an A-1 visa if they are traveling for non-official, non-governmental purposes, heads of state and heads of government always qualify and must apply for an A visa regardless of their purpose of ...