PAA 01-25 - Cancellation Of Paa 02-19 Guidance On Area Clearance/Dependent

Scope

PAA 01-25 cancels PAA 02-19 and redirects area clearance and dependent entry approval guidance for overseas permanent change of station (PCS) moves to the Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide. Issued by Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Manpower Information Branch (MIF) and distributed through the MISSA portal for execution by S-1, IPAC, and commanders across the force.

Audience

• S-1 desks and IPAC pay clerks executing the actions in this advisory.
• 0102, 0111, and 0170 admin specialists.
• Desks processing overseas PCS moves, area clearances, and dependent entry approvals.
• Commanders signing affected actions.

Operative paragraphs from the source

1. All current PAAs are located under the reference tab of the MISSA portal. Request addressees disseminate this PAA to subordinate org/units as applicable.
2. PAA 02-19 is hereby canceled. All guidance regarding the requirement of area clearance and dependent entry approval for permanent change of station (PCS) moves to overseas is available in the Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide (https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil).

References cited inside the PAA

• Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide, https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil, the surviving authority for area clearance and dependent entry approval on overseas PCS moves.

Connection to Marine Corps policy

• The advisory removes a Marine Corps specific layer of area clearance guidance and points units to the DoD-level Foreign Clearance Guide directly.
• The portal's PAC and IRAM overview page lists this advisory among the PAAs the PAC tracks. Per the page, MARADMINs and PAAs supersede or supplement standing orders, and PAC applies current guidance over older provisions.

Status

Cancellation advisory. PAA 02-19 is canceled by this advisory and holds no residual effect. Area clearance and dependent entry approval guidance for overseas PCS lives in the DoD Foreign Clearance Guide. Source MISSA portal, CAC restricted, list item 124. POC: joseph.moseley@usmc.mil. Confirm this advisory remains the latest word on the MISSA reference tab before advising on area clearance requirements.