Fingerprints and photos to be required of foreign visitors to US
Submitted on October 28, 2003 - 1:00am.
Ruxandra Giura - Fall 2003
WASHINGTON – Beginning Jan. 5, visitors to the United States will have their index fingerprints scanned and their pictures taken in addition to having their passports and visas reviewed, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday.
The US-VISIT program will give the United States “the most dramatic step forward in increasing security in the modern history of immigration,” said Asa Hutchinson, under secretary for border and transportation.
Hutchinson said it will “provide greater integrity to our immigration and visitors system. This gives us the capability to know those who would overstay a visa or violate the term of their visa."
The US-VISIT program will give the United States “the most dramatic step forward in increasing security in the modern history of immigration,” said Asa Hutchinson, under secretary for border and transportation.
Hutchinson said it will “provide greater integrity to our immigration and visitors system. This gives us the capability to know those who would overstay a visa or violate the term of their visa."
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