General Information - INTERPOL Transactions (IPQ/IPR, FPQ/FPR, IVQ/IVR, FVQ/FVR, ITQ/ITR, FTQ/FTR, IGQ/IGR & FGQ/FGR)

INTERPOL Transactions (IPQ/IPR, FPQ/FPR, IVQ/IVR, FVQ/FVR, ITQ/ITR, FTQ/FTR, IGQ/IGR & FGQ/FGR)

Description

Access to INTERPOL records via Nlets provides information on international wanted person, stolen vehicles, stolen travel documents, and stolen, lost, trafficked, and smuggled guns. Initial queries are performed ("I" queries) to which INTERPOL responds with a list of any potential matches. A secondary full query ("F" queries) may be run on the specific records of interest. A Full Person response may include one or more images with full binary data if present in INTERPOL's linked files for that record.

Please note that only official test records should be run to test the INTERPOL Full Queries, even on the test system. Please refer to the NLTSTHELP file for assistance with test records.

Message Keys

Inquiries to INTERPOL:

IPQ Wanted person query
FPQ Wanted person query full report
IVQ Stolen vehicle query
FVQ Stolen vehicle query full report
ITQ Stolen travel document query
FTQ Stolen travel document query full report
IGQ Stolen/Lost/Trafficked/Smuggled Gun Query
FGQ Stolen/Lost/Trafficked/Smuggled Gun Query – Full Report

All transactions to INTERPOL MUST have a destination of "IP".

INTERPOL Data Elements

Person Query Data Elements (IPQ & FPQ)

The following are query data elements:

XML Tag: Legacy Prefix: Field Size: Data Requirements: Translation:

<nc:PersonName>
 <nc:PersonFullName>

NAM/ 1-100 Alpha Characters Name

<nc:PersonBirthDate>
 <nc:Date>

DOB/ 1-10 ccyymmdd Date of Birth

<j4:SubjectIdentification>
 <nc:IdentificationID>

EID/ 1-30 Alphanumeric

INTERPOL Identification Number

</n2:NLETS></n2:NLETSResponseData></n2:Warrant>
</nc:ActivityIdentification></nc:IdentificationID>

EID/ 1-30 Alphanumeric divided by a single "/"

INTERPOL Identification Number

Vehicle Query Data Elements (IVQ & FVQ)

The following are query data elements:

XML Tag: Legacy Prefix: Field Size: Data Requirements: Translation:

<nc:VehicleIdentification>
 <nc:IdentificationID>

VIN/ 1-62 Alphanumeric Vehicle Identification Number

<nc:Engine>
 <nc:EngineID>

ENG/ 1-62 Alphanumeric Engine Number

<nc:VehicleIdentification>
 <nc:IdentificationID>

EID/ 1-60 Alphanumeric INTERPOL Identification Number

Travel Document Query Data Elements (ITQ & FTQ)

The following are mandatory query data elements:

XML Tag: Legacy Prefix: Field Size: Data Requirements: Translation:

<n2:StolenDocument>
 <nc:DocumentIdentification>
  <nc:IdentificationID>

DID/ 5-25 Alphanumeric Document Identification Number

<n2:StolenDocument>
 <nc:DocumentIdentification>
  <nc:IdentificationCategoryDescriptionText>

TYP/ 3 Alpha Characters Document Type (Optional)

<n2:StolenDocument>
 <nc:DocumentIdentification>
  <nc:DocumentSourceText>

CNT/ 2 Alpha Characters Country that Issued Document (Optional)

<n2:StolenDocument>
 <nc:DocumentIdentification>
  <nc:IdentificationID>

EID/ 60 Alphanumeric INTERPOL Identification Number

Gun Query Data Elements (IGQ & FGQ)

The following are mandatory query data elements:

XML Tag: Legacy Prefix: Field Size: Data Requirements: Translation:

<n2:Firearm>
 <nc:ItemSerialIdentification>
  <nc:IdentificationID>

SER/ 30 Alphanumeric Serial Number

<nc:DocumentFileControlID>

EID/ 60 Alphanumeric INTERPOL Identification Number

Help File

Nlets does not provide an automated help file for INTERPOL transactions. Questions regarding INTERPOL queries should be directed to:

INTERPOL Headquarters office via phone at 202-616-3900, OR
INTERPOL Headquarters office via AM to DCINTER00, OR
Nlets Control Center at 800-528-4020.

More information on INTERPOL along with test records can be obtained by sending an administrative message to IPADMHELP.

Message Field Code Directory

Each message transaction is comprised of multiple data elements; this section provides the necessary information on data elements for this transaction. Each data element is identified by a specific field name. Each field name is abbreviated with a unique three-character code called a message field code (MFC). The MFC's are sorted alphabetically, then followed by a plain-word description of each. The number immediately following the description indicates the maximum number of characters allowed for that data element. Following the character requirements is the field use and data requrirements for the key. The last field describes any specific requirements for this field. All of the following message fields are conditional, and are not allowed in any other transactions. For two of the fields, NAM and TYP, there is additional explanatory information about the field use below the table.

Field: Translation: Length: Field Use: Data Requirements: Notes: CNT Country of Issue of Document 2 Optional in ITQ Alpha Must be valid two-character country code from the NCIC code manual. DID Document Identification Number 60 Mandatory in ITQ Alphanumeric Unique identification number of document. DOB Date Of Birth 8 Mandatory in IPQ Numeric Date of birth of subject of query, enter in ccyymmdd format. EID INTERPOL Identification Number 60 Mandatory in FPQ, FVQ, FTQ, FGQ Alphanumeric INTERPOL record identification number ENG Engine Number 62 Optional in IVQ Alphanumeric Engine number of vehicle that is the subject of the query NAM Name 100 Mandatory in IPQ Alpha Name of person that is the subject of query - must include last and first name in the following format: Last, First Middle. See NAM REFERENCE below. TYP DOCUMENT TYPE 3 Optional in ITQ Alpha Must be valid thee-character type code. See TYP REFERENCE below. VIN VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 62 Mandatory in IVQ Alphanumeric Vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle that is the subject of the query. SER SERIAL NUMBER 20 Mandatory in IGQ Alphanumeric Serial number (SER) of the gun that is the subject of the query.

NAM REFERENCE

Multiple last names, with or without spaces in between, are combined into the entered last name. Apostrophes are not entered. For last names conjugated by the letter "y", replace the "y" with a hyphen and join the names together. A single comma is required after the last name.

Hyphens are permitted in the last name only; if a first or middle name is hyphenated, replace the hyphen with a space. If that creates more names than permitted, remove the space so the two formerly hyphenated names become one.

The usage of surnames from different countries can often be confusing. For example, Hispanics generally use both their fathers and mothers last name, giving them a double last name. The first name of this double last name is generally the most important name for record check purposes. If one does not know how to place these names in the name fields on inquiries, misses could occur.

Below is a short explanation of the construction of names often checked with INS indices.

Mandatory in IPQ
Prohibited in all other transactions

HISPANIC FIRST NAMES:

Many Spanish first names consist of more than one word, for example, Maria de Los Angeles, Maria de la Luz, and Maria del Carmen.

When written with a prepositional phrase, the name should be treated as one first name. If the name is not recorded with a prepositional phrase, for example, Maria Luz or Maria Carmen, it should be considered first and middle names.

HISPANIC SURNAMES:

Spanish and Hispanic persons customarily use the surnames of both parents. This double surname is derived from the first surname of the father and the first surname of the mother. Neither name is considered a middle name. The surname of the father precedes that of the mother.

The two surnames may be connected by the word "y", which means "and". For example, Juan Gomez y Conde has Juan as a first name, Gomez as the surname of the father, and Conde as the surname of the mother.

For recording purposes, all double last names are listed with the father's surname followed by the mother's surname. Juan Gomez y Conde would be recorded as Juan Gomez Conde.

The nationals of some South American countries do not, as a general rule, use both last names. If the subject comes from a country that uses both last names, but the subject only uses one, and it is his mother's surname, this will often indicate that the subject's parents were not married.

HISPANIC MARRIED NAMES FOR WOMEN:

When she marries, a woman commonly drops the surname of her mother and adds the first surname of her husband, preceded by the preposition "de." This indicates she is the "wife of" that man.

Maria Gomez Garcia, when married to Juan Martinez Ramirez, would become Maria Gomez de Martinez and will be recorded as Gomez de Martinez, Maria.

Note that according to traditional Hispanic usage the woman's surname never changes. After admission to the United States, however, some women have adopted the American custom of using the husband's surname as their own. Maria Gomez de Martinez may begin to give her name as Martinez, Maria Gomez.

ASIAN (CHINESE) NAMES:

When a sequence of two, three or four names appear, no part of which can be recognized as the first name, middle name or surname, the first part only is identified as the surname and the next parts used as the first name and middle name.

When one of more names follows the surname, use only the first as the surname. Sometimes the surname will be in capital letters and the other names will be connected by a hyphen. In such cases you may find the surname written either before or after the other names.

Name Surname Low Tai Yat Low Harry Yat Bun Sing Yat Soong Mei Ling Soong

MIDDLE EASTERN NAMES:

When a sequence of two, three or four names appear, no part of which can be recognized as the first name, middle name or surname, the last part only is identified as the surname and the first part used as the first name.

Name Surname Mohammed Ali Jafir Jafir

When a surname is preceded by an article such as "El" or "Al", it is considered to be part of the surname.

Name Surname Yousef Ben El Gazar El Gazar

Name format:
LAST, FIRST MIDDLE OTHER

Examples:
Subject has another name:
Mr. Reginald Charles Hogworthy III = HOGWORTHY, REGINALD CHARLES III

The subject's last name is hyphenated or the letter y conjugates last names:
Natalie Spencer-Windsor = SPENCER-WINDSOR, NATALIE
Jennifer M. Gomez y Garcia = GOMEZ-GARCIA, JENNIFER M
John Franklin al-Muhammad y Jones Jr. = AL-MUHAMMAD-JONES, JOHN FRANKLIN JR
Dr. Jeffrey Jay van de Muhammad Al-Akbariah = VANDEMUHAMMADAL-AKBARIAH, JEFFREY JAY

The last name is a compound name without a hyphen or the letter y:
James F. FitzMaurice III = FITZMAURICE, JAMES F III
Mrs. Alice Fay McDonahue = MCDONAHUE, ALICE FAY
Jean Pierre Michael d'Lessandro = DLESSANDRO, JEAN PIERRE MICHAEL
Mr. Anthony Mark Van de Swelte = VANDESWELTE, ANTHONY MARK
Ms. Christina Michelle Jones O'Connor = JONESOCONNOR, CHRISTINA MICHELLE

The first name is compound:
Billy Jack Harry Coe = COE, BILLY JACK HARRY
Velda-Mae Cook = COOK, VELDA MAE
Mary-Jo Ashley Heather McMahan = MCMAHAN, MARYJO ASHLEY HEATHER
Joanne Hurt = HURT, JOANNE
Jo Ann Okilahoe = OKILAHOE, JO ANN

The first or middle name is an initial:
Mr. T. S. Elliot = ELLIOT, T S
Dr. Thornton M. Cogswell = COGSWELL, THORNTON M

TYP REFERENCE

CODE: DOCUMENT TYPE: CODE: DOCUMENT TYPE: PAS Passport (default option) PRP Permanent Residence Permit IDC Identity Card PTR Permit to Re-enter RES Residence Permit RFP Travel Document for Refugees ALP Alien's Travel Document SEP Service Passport BUP Business Passport SIB Seaman's Book CLP Collective Passport SPE Special Document COI Certificate of Identity SPP Special Passport COP Consular Passport STP Student Passport CTD Collective Transit Visa TCA Document for Citizens Abroad CVS Collective Visa TDS Transit Visa CZP Citizen's Passport TLP Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport DCP Diplomatic Courier Passport TRC Travel Certificate DIP Diplomatic Passport TRP Temporary Residence Permit DIV Document of Identity for Visa TTD Temporary Travel Document EAP Emergency Alien's Passport VRB Navigation License EMC Emergency Certificate VSA Visa EMD Emergency Document YOP Youth-Child Passport EMP Emergency Passport OTH Other GLP Local Passport-Travel Document SCC Vehicle SARPCCO Clearance Certificate LAP Special Entry VRD Vehicle Registration Document MDP Ministerial Service Passport OT1 Other 1 MIP Military Passport OT2 Other 2 MPP Member of Parliament Passport OT3 Other 3 MSP Ministerial Passport OTX Other x NAP National Passport OTX Other x OCP Official Collective Passport ECC Vehicle EARPCCO Clearance Certificate OFP Official Passport VOC Vehicle Owner Certificate