UPDATED PROCEDURES FOR FOREIGN VISIT REQUESTS TO U.S. NAVY COMMANDS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
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SUBJ/UPDATED PROCEDURES FOR FOREIGN VISIT REQUESTS TO U.S. NAVY
COMMANDS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC//
REF/A/ALNAV/SECNAV/025/20//
REF/B/ALNAV/SECNAV/049/20//
REF/C/MEMO/DOD/06AUG2020//
REF/D/NAVADMIN/OPNAV/171541ZAPR20//
REF/E/NAVADMIN/OPNAV/041853ZAUG20//
REF/F/NAVADMIN/OPNAV/021507ZJUL20//
NARR/REF A IS ALNAV 025/20 VECTOR 15 FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION
GUIDANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.
REF B IS ALNAV 049/20 MODIFICATION TO ALNAV 044/20 REISSUANCE
OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN RESPONSE TO
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019.
REF C IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE FOR PERSONNEL TRAVELING
DURING THE CORONOVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PANDEMIC - FORCE PROTECTION
GUIDANCE (SUPPLEMENT 12).
REF D IS NAVADMIN 189/20, NAVY MITIGATION MEASURES IN RESPONSE
TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK UPDATE 6.
REF E IS NAVADMIN 113/20, RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT (ROM) GUIDANCE
UPDATE.
REF F IS NAVADMIN 217/20, U.S. NAVY COVID-19 STANDARDIZED
OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE VERSION 2.1.
POC/MR JEFF ROMAN/OPNAV N51/703-614-9782/jeffrey.roman@navy.mil//
RMKS/1. REF A CANCELED ALL FOREIGN VISITS, PROVIDING WAIVER
AUTHORITY TO CNO. REF B AND C PROVIDED ADDITIONAL TRAVEL GUIDANCE
FOR U.S. PERSONNEL BUT DID NOT ADDRESS FOREIGN VISITORS TO U.S.
NAVY COMMANDS OR FACILITIES. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES POLICY FOR
FOREIGN VISITS AND UPDATES PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING FOREIGN
VISIT REQUESTS (FVR) TO U.S. NAVY COMMANDS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
2. FOREIGN VISITS ARE AUTHORIZED BUT MUST ADHERE TO GUIDANCE
ESTABLISHED FOR U.S. TRAVEL IN REF D AND THE TRAVEL PROCEDURE
REQUIREMENTS IAW REFS B THROUGH F. ALL FOREIGN PERSONNEL TRAVELING
FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S. TO VISIT A U.S. NAVY COMMAND WILL BE REQUIRED
TO COMPLETE A 14 DAY RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT (ROM) PERIOD UPON
ARRIVAL IN THE U.S.. ADDITIONALLY, FOREIGN PERSONNEL ALREADY IN
THE U.S. IN A LOCATION CATEGORIZED AS RED IN EITHER FACTOR 1 OR 2
AS PER MYNAVY PORTAL TRAVEL TRACKER
(HTTPS://WWW.MNP.NAVY.MIL/GROUP/DON-COVID-19-TRAVEL-TRACKER)
WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A 14 DAY ROM PERIOD PRIOR TO VISITING
A U.S. NAVY COMMAND OUTSIDE A 50 MILE RADIUS OF THEIR LOCATION.
IF A 14 DAY ROM PERIOD CANNOT BE COMPLETED, A FVR WAIVER WILL BE
REQUIRED. ALL OTHER FVRS WILL BE PROCESSED AS PER NORMAL PROCEDURES.
CNO HAS DELEGATED WAIVER APPROVAL AUTHORITY TO OPNAV N3/N5 FOR FVRS
TO U.S. NAVY COMMANDS.
3. WAIVERS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF REQUESTING COMMAND PROVIDES
WRITTEN DETERMINATION THAT THE FVR IS MISSION ESSENTIAL. REQUESTING
COMMANDS WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE POINTS OF
CONTACT VIA EMAIL AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE VISIT:
FVR NUMBER; NAME OF VISITOR; COUNTRY REPRESENTED; DATES AND PURPOSE
OF VISIT; AND, RECOMMENDATION WITH JUSTIFICATION. COMMANDING
OFFICERS, OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE, OR CIVILIAN EQUIVALENT
DIRECTORS MUST ENDORSE WAIVER REQUEST SUBMISSIONS.
4. WITHIN TWO DAYS OF ANY FOREIGN VISIT, HOST COMMANDS WILL MAKE
CONTACT WITH THE FOREIGN VISITOR OR EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE TO CONFIRM
THE VISITOR IS NOT SYMPTOMATIC AS PER REF F (E.G., TEMPERATURE OVER
100.4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, FEVER, COUGH, BREATHING DIFFICULTY, LOSS OF
TASTE OR SMELL). IF SYMPTOMATIC OR CONFIRMED COVID-19 POSITIVE, THE
VISIT MUST BE CANCELED OR POSTPONED.POCS FOR REVIEW AND WAIVER
DETERMINATION/APPROVAL: TO OPNAV N3/N5 POCS JEFF ROMANAT
jeffrey.roman@navy.mil AND MARK GALVIN AT MARK.GALVIN.CTR (AT)
NAVY.MIL, COPY TO OPNAVCOVIDFVR@NAVY.MIL AND NAVY
IPO POC CHIP PITTMAN AT nipofvr.fct@navy.mil.
5. RELEASED BY VADM P. G. SAWYER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR
OPERATIONS, PLANS AND STRATEGY, OPNAV N3/N5//
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