How to Get Approved for the Visiting List (BP‑A0629) — FMC Butner
Before you can visit someone at FMC Butner, you need to be approved. This means getting on the inmate's visiting list and completing the BP‑A0629 visitor questionnaire.
You can't just show up and expect to visit. The inmate has to add you to their approved visiting list, and you need to be cleared by the Bureau of Prisons. No clearance, no visit - even for close family members.
The BP‑A0629 is the visitor questionnaire that determines whether you'll be approved. Beyond basic identifying information, you're signing an authorization that lets the Warden access your criminal records - arrests, convictions, and related information. Don't skip this section or leave it unsigned.
Think of the BP‑A0629 as a background-check packet. Fill it out carefully and don't leave applicable fields blank. The section that trips people up most? The authorization to release information. This part specifically allows the Warden to access your criminal offense records. Make sure it's fully completed, signed, and printed where required - staff need this to verify what you've provided.
- ✓ Fill out the BP‑A0629 questionnaire completely (don’t leave out requested information)
- ✓ Complete the “Authorization to Release Information” section
- ✓ Sign the authorization so your criminal offense records can be released to the Warden for review
- ✓ Double-check that your identifying information is consistent across the form before you send it
Missing information means your request stalls. Processing gets suspended until you provide what's needed, and even partial information can slow things down. Take a few extra minutes to double-check the form before mailing it.
Once you submit the form, that release you signed lets staff share your criminal records with the Warden. Institution officials may also contact law enforcement or crime information agencies to check whether adding you to the visiting list would create management problems. This is why accuracy matters - your answers may be verified against outside records.
Warning: False statements on the BP‑A0629 can carry criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 - up to a $250,000 fine and/or up to five years in prison.
Mail the completed BP‑A0629 to the institution address printed on the form itself. Use that address - not an old one someone texted you. If anything looks unclear, verify the address on FMC Butner's official BOP page before sending.
- ✓ Use the institution address printed on the BP‑A0629
- ✓ If you need to confirm it, cross-check the address on the facility’s official BOP page before mailing
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