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Public meeting attendees do not need an escort or a temporary badge. After passing through security screening, public meeting attendees will be directed to the meeting room(s).

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All visitors not attending a public meeting must present a government-issued photo-identification after security screening. Green-card holders must present their Permanent Resident Card (green card). Visitors who are not U.S. citizens must present a valid passport.

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Your identification will be used to create a temporary badge, which you must always wear prominently displayed above the waist at all times while at the FDA.

Visitors who are not U.S. citizens must be preapproved before arrival at the FDA.

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All visitors not attending a public meeting must be escorted by an FDA employee at all times while in FDA facility.

Visitors who are not U.S. citizens must have an escort who is an FDA employee or contractor, a U.S. citizen, and certified by the FDA Office of Security Operations to be an escort.

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