FBI Updates Background Check Appeal Application Form for Clarity
Published Date: 9/17/2025
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Summary
The FBI wants to update the Voluntary Appeal File (VAF) application form, which helps people ask for a background check review. This change affects anyone applying to fix or update their criminal history info. They’re asking for public feedback before sending it to the government for approval, with no new costs or big time changes expected.
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Update to FBI Voluntary Appeal File Form
The FBI plans to revise the Voluntary Appeal File (VAF) application form that people use to ask for review or correction of their criminal history records. If you apply to fix or update your criminal history information, this change may affect the form you fill out, and the FBI says it expects no new costs or big changes in how long it takes to apply.
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