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US-VISIT
(Dept. of Homeland Security website)
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US-VISIT Ports of Entry (DHS website)
• US-VISIT at
selected land crossings (J&H website, 10/04)
• US-VISIT and Canadians (DHS website):
http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/programs/editorial_0695.shtm
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Machine-readable
passport requirements (in
Adobe Acrobat Format)
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US-VISIT Moves Out of Biometric Exit Pilot Phase (DHS
website, 5/07)
The United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator
Technology Program (US-VISIT) is a biometric entry tracking
system which was initiated on January 5, 2004 and is being
implemented in stages at U.S. air, sea, and land ports of entry.
As of May 6, 2007, US-VISIT exit procedures were discontinued
and you no longer need to check out at a US-VISIT exit kiosk.
All foreign national visitors to the U.S. (with limited
exemptions) are required to participate in US-VISIT, if passing
through a port of entry where US-VISIT is operational, by having
certain biometric information taken upon entry at an airport,
seaport, or land port of entry.
Generally, the procedure for visitors is to have a ten
fingerprint scan , and a digital photograph taken to verify the
visitor's identity. The two fingerprint scan was phased out
starting November 29, 2007. Individuals younger than 14 or older
than 79 are generally exempt from US-VISIT, as are U.S. Citizens
and U.S. Permanent Residents. Since most Canadian citizens are
visa exempt, they are currently not subject to the US-VISIT.
Also, Mexican citizens with a valid B1/B2 visa/Border Crossing
Card (BCC), also known as a "laser visa", and who use the travel
document only as a BCC are currently exempt.
For more specific information on US-VISIT, click on the links
above.
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