Getting Approved to Visit Someone at FCI Jesup: The Complete Process

The process starts on the inmate's side. They need to request a Visitor Information form and send it to the people they want on their visitor list (friends, family, or others). Until that form reaches you, there's nothing for you to do. You can't submit anything or get the ball rolling on your own.

Once the Visitor Information form arrives, your job is straightforward: fill it out carefully and submit it to the Bureau of Prisons for approval. Take your time with it. This form is the foundation for the approval decision, and mistakes or missing details can slow things down significantly.

• ✓ Your legal name (as it appears on your identification)
• ✓ Your current address and contact information
• ✓ Any identifying details the form requests so the BOP can review your application

After you submit your Visitor Information form, the Bureau of Prisons uses that information to begin the visitor review process. Here's the key detail: the background check itself happens outside of WebV. WebV comes later. Once the external background process wraps up, BOP staff enter the relevant information for approved visitors into the WebV application. If you've heard the phrase "WebV approved" and assumed WebV is what clears you, it helps to reframe that. WebV is where your approved status gets recorded after the outside background process finishes. BOP staff control that entry.

Once you're approved, WebV stores a detailed visitor record tied to the inmate. That record can include your name, your relationship to the inmate, and personal details like date of birth, sex, race, and ethnicity. It may also include identity document numbers (driver's license or state ID number, passport number, or alien registration number), your legal residence, your phone number, and the date you were approved.

The simplest way to prevent delays is accuracy. Fill out the Visitor Information form completely and double-check anything easy to mistype, especially identification details. If you have questions specific to how FCI Jesup handles things, check the prison's own webpage in the Bureau of Prisons "Locations" area. That's where the BOP posts facility addresses and phone numbers, and it's the right place to direct facility-specific inquiries.

1. Have the inmate request the form: The inmate must request a Visitor Information form and send it to you to start the process.
2. Complete the Visitor Information form: Fill it out carefully and submit it to the Bureau of Prisons for approval.
3. Wait for the external background process: The background check is not conducted within WebV.
4. Look for your approved visitor record to be entered: After the external process is completed, BOP staff enter approved visitor information into WebV.
5. Use the facility’s BOP “Locations” page for local questions: Facility webpages list addresses and phone numbers for operational and procedure-related inquiries.