Category: CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has added International Falls and Warroad, Minnesota, and Pembina, North Dakota, to its “trusted traveler” enrollment centers for Global Entry, NEXUS, and FAST. These programs are compliant with Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) requirements that U.S. and Canadian citizens entering the United States from Canada, the Caribbean, Bermuda, or Mexico… Read More

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is adding four airports to the list of 20 participating major U.S. airports in the Global Entry international trusted traveler program. Global Entry allows pre-approved, low-risk participants expedited entry into the United States using Global Entry kiosks located at designated airports. The program is intended for frequent international travelers, but… Read More

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has discontinued the H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visa Exit Program Pilot, effective September 29, 2011. The pilot began on December 8, 2009. It required temporary workers in H-2A or H-2B nonimmigrant classifications who enter the United States at the port of San Luis, Arizona, or the port of Douglas,… Read More

One of USCIS’s recent improvements to the green card is an embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports of entry to read personal data embedded in the card from a distance and compare it immediately to personal data on file. Additionally, the RFID chip adds… Read More

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published two Federal Register notices on December 29, 2010, announcing the expansion of Global Entry benefits. One notice (PDF) Mextends Global Entry enrollment to eligible Mexican nationals; the other notice (PDF) extends Global Entry benefits to SENTRI and NEXUS members. Global Entry is a CBP trusted traveler program… Read More