Border Crossings Could Be Delayed by New Biometric Control of Foreigners
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Tourists from the European Union and other countries wishing to travel to the United States in the coming years will have to undergo much stricter procedures and reinforced digital and biometric control systems to obtain the ESTA access certificate, according to a new plan proposed by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aims to strengthen the biometric data collection system — including photographs, fingerprints and even iris scanning — for all foreigners who enter or leave the United States by air, land or sea. The aim of this measure is to establish an integrated biometric entry and exit system that compares the information captured during entry with that recorded at the time of departure, in order to improve migratio…
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