All non-immigrant Foreign Nationals (FN)/non-U.S. citizens will be required to work closely with the NIH Division of International Services (DIS) to satisfy all of the federal requirements for working with the U.S. Government before they can start your new position or be given access to NIH facilities and information systems. 

Please recommend all FNs to visit the DIS website to get an understanding of legal status/work authorization requirements that will be needed prior to visiting DPSAC. DPSAC cannot begin their Prescreening process until both the AO completes badge sponsorship and, if applicable, DIS completes validation for the FN. Please note: DIS does not process Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).​​

Prior to DPSAC processing, all FNs (with the exception of U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents) must have their employment eligibility and legal status validated by DIS. Additionally, FNs must obtain a valid U.S. Social Security Number prior to being initiated into any DPSAC process. When registering and sponsoring FNs in NED, AOs should request proof of citizenship to avoid errors in the citizenship/LPR registration fields in NED.

All Foreign Nationals must bring two forms of valid U.S. Government issued identification, one of which contains a photo, to their appointments. Please see the list of Acceptable Identification Documents.

BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING: 

• ​If a candidate was born outside of the U.S.:
• AOs must not select a state abbreviation for the "Country of Birth" when completing their NED registration.
  

• Foreign Nationals (non-U.S. Citizens) and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents must be prepared to provide any one or more of the following documents to establish identity, legal status and/or employment authorization: