Restricted Parties and Visual Compliance

Administered by various U.S. Government agencies, “restricted party” lists consist of people, companies, institutions, or foreign agencies the U.S. Government has identified as being of concern for the purposes of U.S. national security. All University-related activities involving restricted parties will require prior approval from the Export Compliance Office.

Restricted party lists examples:

The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List)
The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List

Due to restricted parties being untethered to any location around the world, all international activities by University faculty, staff, and students should undergo what is known as a “restricted party screening (RPS)”. The primary method of conducting an RPS at UNC-Chapel Hill is through the use of University-licensed software known as Visual Compliance.

Visual Compliance is the primary tool used by the Export Compliance Office when conducting an RPS for University-related international activities. Visual Compliance can be used by any administrative unit on campus that conducts international activities or hosts international scholars, students, or employees.

Request Access to Visual Compliance

Instructions:

Please complete the fields below to request access to the Visual Compliance tool. Once reviewed by the Export Compliance Office, you will be assigned required training in Carolina Talent My Learning and receive an email with additional information. Please note that the Visual Compliance tool is only available to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill permanent employees.

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