"J" Directorate

"J" Directorate (Arabic: ادارة ج idārat jīm) is an agency of the federal government of the Arab Union under the Joint Security Committee, responsible for guarding the international borders of the union and operating all border crossings and other points of entry into the country in accordance with national customs and immigration policy. "J" Directorate is responsible for admitting all persons into the country via passport control and secondary questioning, and also supervises and authorises all incoming material shipments, ranging from private mail to industrial imports. Alongside the "M" (Narcotics Control) Directorate, "J" Directorate is the government's frontline agency for combatting the import and export of illegal narcotics and other contraband.

The enforcement of customs policy at border crossings as well as administration of the visa application, immigration and naturalisation process is the responsibility of the Ministry of Customs and Immigration, with "J" Directorate providing security to the ministry's establishments and offices at international points of entry. Essentially, the difference is that the Ministry of Customs Immigration decides whether to let someone in, and the "J" Directorate officers enforce this decision.

Departments

 * Customs Administration Department: Responsible for operating international border crossings, including inspecting passports and vetting inbound foreign nationals.
 * Customs Inspectorate: Responsible for inspecting all incoming shipments by air, sea or land, from mail to heavy industrial cargo.
 * Border Security Department: Responsible for patrolling the physical boundaries of the nation's international borders, detaining illegal trespassers, and destroying smuggling infrastructure such as tunnels.
 * Immigration Security Department: Responsible for tracking down and detaining illegal immigrants already inside the country.
 * Customs Liaison Office: Coordinates customs and immigration policy with regional and international allies and liaises with foreign law enforcement agencies.
 * Special Policy Office: Responsible for reviewing cases individually which require such review and reviewing appeals to official decisions such as visa application rejections.
 * Immigration Detention Department: Operates all detention facilities for illegal aliens and other undocumented persons.