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52.222-29

Notification of visa denial.
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Effective Date
APR 2015
Active Deviations
1
Versions
1 (since 2017-01-01)
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  • 2025-O0003 — Class Deviation 2025-O0003 – Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts
    Substitute clause 52.222-29
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52.222-29 Notification of visa denial.

As prescribed in 22.810(g), insert the following clause:

Notification of Visa Denial (APR 2015)

(a)
Definitions.
As used in this clause—

Gender identity
has the meaning given by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and is found at
www.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/LGBT_FAQs.html.

Sexual orientation
has the meaning given by the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, and is found at
www.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/LGBT_FAQs.html.

(b)
Requirement to notify.
(1) It is a violation of Executive Order 11246 for a Contractor to refuse to employ any applicant or not to assign any person hired in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Wake Island, on the basis that the individual's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin is not compatible with the policies of the country where or for whom the work will be performed (41 CFR 60-1.10).

(2) The Contractor shall notify the U.S. Department of State, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM), 2201 C Street NW., Room 6212, Washington, DC 20520, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, when it has knowledge of any employee or potential employee being denied an entry visa to a country where this contract will be performed, and it believes the denial is attributable to the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin of the employee or potential employee.

(End of clause)

[80 FR 19508, Apr. 10, 2015]
22.810(g)
(g) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.222-29, Notification of Visa Denial, in contracts that will include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, if the contractor is required to perform in or on behalf of a foreign country.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 22.810(g)
(g) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.222-29, Notification of Visa Denial, in contracts that will include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, if the contractor is required to perform in or on behalf of a foreign country.

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DEVIATION Active Class Deviations 1 deviation
2025-O0003: Class Deviation 2025-O0003 – Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts

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Class Deviation 2025-O0003 – Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts Substitute clause 52.222-29
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