Extended Visit Authorization is used when a foreign national will be assigned to which site type?

• A. DOD Component or a DOD contractor facility
• B. ITAR facility
• C. NISPOM office
• D. Government Data Center

Answer: (A)

Extended Visit Authorization is used when a foreign national will be assigned to a DOD Component or a DOD contractor facility. This makes sense because extended presence at those specific sites requires formal authorization to access sensitive information and to ensure ongoing compliance with safeguarding, need-to-know, and access-control requirements under the Defense Industrial Security Program. The authorization ensures that the host facility and the appropriate DoD/security authorities can continuously manage the foreign national’s access over a longer period, with proper monitoring and vetting.

The other options don’t fit because they describe different contexts: ITAR facilities are governed by export-control rules rather than the on-site extended-visit processes tied to DoD components or contractor facilities; NISPOM offices are administrative locations rather than sites where a foreign national would be assigned for extended access; Government Data Centers are data-hosting facilities and aren’t the typical on-site assignment locations addressed by Extended Visit Authorization for foreign nationals in the industrial security program.