Commonwealth of Virginia - Department of Corrections - Offenders, Adult Visitor Application and Background Investigation Authorization

Application Submitted

We have received your visitation application! Processing your application takes about 30 days for Virginia residents and 90 days for out-of-state residents. Please note that longer processing time may be required for applicants that:

are current or former VADOC employees, contractors, or volunteers
are currently on probation or parole
have felonies on their record

Our staff at the Virginia Department of Corrections will send status updates to the email you provided in this application. Please add VisitationApplications@vadoc.virginia.gov to your contacts to make sure you receive messages from us.

If your application is approved, your next step will be to schedule a visit using our online scheduling system. Please refer to the Visitation page for more information. Thank you!