For Laboratory travelers going on classified visits to the United Kingdom's Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) the following must be successfully completed, over and above those services provided by the Badge Office:

1. The traveler and the AWE host agree upon visit, dates, and under which JOWOG's auspices the visit will be conducted.
2. The UK host notifies the US/UK Liaison Office at AWE.
3. The traveler notifies LANL's US/UK Administrative Coordinator of pending travel and dates.
4. The UK Embassy in Washington, DC, assigns a VISAM number, which the LANL US/UK Administrative Coordinator forwards to the traveler.
5. The traveler completes and submits to the LANL Travel Office Laboratory Form 1512 (Request for Approval of Foreign Travel) - it is important to include the VISAM number if it has been assigned (if a VISAM has not been assigned at the time the form is filed, indicate "under auspices of JOWOG number __" .
6. The LANL US/UK Administrative Coordinator sends the traveler instructions on the additional requirements for filling out DOE Form F 5631.20 (Request for Visit or Access Approval) for an AWE visit
7. The traveler completes this form in accordance with the Guidelines, plus any special instructions from the US/UK Administrative Coordinator, and then submits the form to the Badge Office. The form must include the following items (which are not specifically requested but must appear):
   
   • The VISAM number;
   • Place of birth (city, county, state or country);
   • Home address;
   • Job title;
   • Passport number and expiration date.
8. Along with providing the special instructions for filling out DOE Form 5631.20 in Step 6 above, the US/UK Administrative Coordinator will also include instructions for filing the UK trip report.
9. Within 30 days of completing the trip, the traveler must file a trip report in accordance with the instructions.