Category: US-VISIT

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun employing “Customer Identity Verification” (CIV) in its domestic field offices. The tool allows applicants to submit biometric data (fingerprints and photographs) when appearing at USCIS offices for interviews or to receive evidence of an immigration benefit. It will be phased in between September 9 and October 21,… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security has published a final rule, effective January 18, 2009, that expands the population of those who will be subject to US-VISIT requirements to nearly all non-U.S. citizens, including lawful permanent residents. Exceptions include Canadian citizens seeking short-term admission for business or pleasure under B visas and individuals traveling on A… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on March 25, 2008, that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The change is part of the DHS’s upgrade from two- to 10-fingerprint collection to enhance security and facilitate legitimate travel. On an average day… Read More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 22, 2008, that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at Boston Logan International Airport (Logan). The change is part of the DHS’s upgrade from two- to 10-fingerprint collection. For more than four years, U.S. Department of State (DOS) consular officers and U.S.… Read More

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is implementing, effective February 29, 2008, the “ICE Pattern Analysis and Information Collection System” (ICEPIC). The system is intended to assist investigators by “identifying suspect identities and discovering possible non-obvious relationships among individuals and organizations” to discover violations of customs and immigration laws as well as possible terrorist threats… Read More