Getting Approved to Visit Someone at Riverbend: Step-by-Step Checklist

Download the Georgia DOC Visitation Request Form and fill it out completely. This is step one - nothing else moves forward until it's done.

Send the completed form to Riverbend (or whichever facility currently houses your loved one). Approval is facility-specific, so make sure it goes to the right place.

Once you're approved as a visitor, you'll need to request the actual visit separately. Submit a request through the GDC visitation form for scheduled visits.

Watch the ID section carefully. The form restricts certain ID options - Driver's License and State ID - to visitors who are 18 or older. Catch this early, before you submit your paperwork.

Practical Tips Verify with Facility

• ✓ Confirm your loved one is currently housed at Riverbend before you submit the completed Visitation Request Form
• ✓ Double-check the ID and age-related selections on the visitation request, including the 18+ note tied to certain ID options
• ✓ If anything about the ID section doesn’t fit your situation, contact the facility for guidance before submitting
• ✓ After you’re approved, use the GDC scheduled-visit request form to request the visit (approval alone doesn’t schedule it)

1. Download and complete the Visitation Request Form - this is the first required step to become an approved visitor.
2. Submit the completed form to Riverbend - the form must go to the facility where the inmate is incarcerated.
3. Request the scheduled visit through the GDC visitation form - once you’re approved, submit the scheduled-visit request through the Georgia DOC system.
4. Confirm ID details before you submit - the request form includes age-based ID selection rules (including an 18+ requirement for certain ID options), so verify you’re choosing the right option for the requestor.