Visiting Application Checklist for MCF Faribault: IDs, Minors, and Top Reasons Applications Are Denied

Don't try to visit MCF Faribault until you've received approval. The facility sends approval or denial notices to the email address on your application - make sure it's accurate and that you can actually access it. Give yourself plenty of lead time. Applications can take several weeks to process, and showing up before you're approved means a wasted trip and starting over from scratch.

IDs and Address Matching

• ✓ Upload a scanned copy of an approved ID type with your visiting application.
• ✓ Do not use an expired or canceled driver’s license - it does not qualify as a valid visiting ID.
• ✓ Make sure the address on your application matches the address on the ID you submit, or the application will be denied.

Bringing a child? Sort out adult supervision first. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or an authorized escort to visit.

• ✓ Include a copy of each minor’s state/county birth certificate with the visiting application.
• ✓ Do not bring the birth certificate expecting to turn it in at check-in - birth certificates are not accepted at the time of the visit.

An active no-contact order between you and the incarcerated person is the fastest way to get denied. If one exists, your application won't be approved.

Your connection to the person's legal situation matters. If you're a co-defendant or accomplice in an active case involving the incarcerated person, your application will be denied.

Pending charges can block approval too. Any open or pending criminal cases on your record will result in a denial.

Probation status trips up a lot of applicants. You'll be denied if you've been on probation for less than one year, or if you've had any probation violations within the past year.

The facility runs a criminal background check through law enforcement as part of the application process. Your visiting application stays on file regardless of the outcome. The criminal history check itself is handled separately - those results are destroyed after review.

Filing Tips Pre Submission Checklist

• ✓ Upload a scanned copy of an approved ID type with your application.
• ✓ Use an ID that’s valid (an expired or canceled driver’s license won’t qualify).
• ✓ Enter an address on your application that matches the address on the ID you submit.
• ✓ If a minor will be visiting, include a copy of each minor’s state/county birth certificate with the application (you can’t turn it in at the visit).
• ✓ Provide an email address you check regularly - approval or denial is sent to the email you list.
• ✓ Don’t attempt to visit until you’ve received approval (processing can take several weeks).