How to Get Approved for the Visiting List at USP Beaumont, TX

USP Beaumont follows the Bureau of Prisons rule that every visitor must be placed on the inmate's approved visiting list before any visit can happen. If your name isn't on that list, you won't get in. Simple as that. So the very first step is getting added and cleared through the facility's visitor approval process. Don't just show up at the institution expecting to visit.

The key document is the BP-A0629 Visitor Information form. It's a questionnaire and release that prospective visitors fill out so the institution can determine whether adding you to someone's visiting list would create a management concern or other adverse effects. The questions can feel surprisingly detailed. That's because institution officials may send an inquiry to law enforcement or crime information agencies to verify your suitability as a visitor. What they learn helps them decide whether to approve you.

The BP-A0629 also cites the Bureau of Prisons' authority to request background information on proposed visitors, which comes from Title 18 U.S.C. § 4042.

Behind the scenes, the Bureau of Prisons uses an internal system called WebV (Web Visiting System) to support visiting checks. WebV pulls basic inmate details from the BOP inmate management system: name, register number, housing unit assignment, and work detail.

WebV also stores information about each approved visitor. That can include your name, relationship to the inmate, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity, identification numbers (driver's license or state ID number, passport number, or alien registration number), legal residence, phone number, and the date you were approved.

1. Have the inmate request to add you: The process starts with the inmate requesting that you be included among their approved visitors.
2. Complete the BP-A0629 questionnaire and release: Fill out the visitor information the institution uses to establish your suitability.
3. Return the form to the institution as directed: The BP-A0629 instructs you to return the completed questionnaire and release to the address provided on the form.
4. Wait for the institution’s suitability review: Institution staff may send inquiries to law enforcement or crime information agencies and use the results to determine whether you will be accepted.
5. Visit only after you are approved and placed on the list: You can visit USP Beaumont only after you are on the inmate’s approved visiting list.

Denials and Response

• ✓ Leaving out information the institution considers essential. The BP-A0629 warns your request may receive no further consideration until missing information is supplied.
• ✓ Withholding details that affect suitability. The institution can use the questionnaire to decide whether your placement on the visiting list would present a management problem or have other adverse effects.
• ✓ Providing false statements. The form warns that false statements can lead to criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (fine and/or imprisonment).
• ✓ Turning in a form that is inconsistent with your identifying information. WebV may retain identifying data for approved visitors (such as name, date of birth, and ID numbers), so accuracy matters.