How to Get Approved and Schedule an In-Person Visit at Pamlico Correctional Institution

If you’re trying to visit someone at Pamlico Correctional Institution, two things drive the whole process: you must be approved as a visitor, and visits are by appointment only. Once your visitor application is approved by facility staff, you’ll schedule your in-person visit by contacting the prison directly.

The visitor application starts inside the facility. The person you want to visit must obtain blank visitor application forms from the facility and mail a blank form to you (and to anyone else they want to add as a visitor).

Filling out the form is only part of it. Your completed application has to be approved by facility staff before you can visit. Without that approval on file, you won't get through the door.

Pamlico caps approved visitors at 18 per offender, including both adults and minors. If your loved one already has a long list, talk through who needs to be added before you spend time on paperwork.

• ✓ Legal, law enforcement, consular officials, and local/state Family Services and Juvenile Court officials (they must register with the facility prior to visiting, and they do not count toward the 18)
• ✓ Clergy visitors who complete the DC-949P application and are approved (approval is required before visiting)
• ✓ Approved clergy on DC-949P (they are not counted as part of the offender’s 18 approved visitors)

In-person visits are by appointment only. Call or email the prison to set an appointment time - don't assume you can show up and be worked in.

1. Schedule your visit - Call or email the prison where your loved one is housed and set an appointment.
2. Confirm the day before - Call the prison the day before your scheduled visit to confirm the facility’s visitation status.

Before you drive out, build in one simple habit: call the day before and confirm the facility's visitation status. That quick check is your best way to catch last-minute changes that could mean a wasted trip.

Common Mistakes

• ✓ Waiting for the prison to send you a visitor application form (the offender must get the blank form from the facility and mail it to you)
• ✓ Turning in an application and assuming you’re automatically cleared to visit (facility staff must approve the completed application before any visit can occur)
• ✓ Planning to walk in without an appointment (visits are by appointment only)
• ✓ Skipping the confirmation call (you should call the prison the day before your scheduled visit to confirm visitation status)

If your application seems stuck - or you're told you can't visit - circle back to the basics. Make sure you received the blank application from the offender (they have to obtain it from the facility and mail it out). Remember that a completed application still needs staff approval before any visit can happen. Already have an appointment? Call the day before to confirm visitation status so you don't travel on a day when visits aren't being conducted.

For anything specific to Pamlico - scheduling logistics, last-minute questions - contact the prison directly by phone or email. And even when everything seems set, stick to the routine: call the day before your scheduled visit to confirm visitation status.