How do US-VISIT entry procedures work?
US-VISIT is part of a continuum of security measures that begins overseas, when a person applies for a visa to travel to the United States, and continues from their arrival to and departure from the United States. It incorporates eligibility determinations made by both the Departments of Homeland Security and State. Enrollment in US-VISIT for visitors applying for a visa is done overseas at the visa-issuing post where each visitor has his or her biographic and biometric information a^??g two index fingerscans and a digital photograph a^??g captured by a State Department official. By October 2004, all 211 visa-issuing posts will deploy US-VISIT as part of the visa process. The US-VISIT biometric procedure has already prevented known criminals from getting visas in the first place. US-VISIT entry procedures are currently in place at 115 airports and 14 seaports. By the end of this year, US-VISIT will expand to the 50 busiest land ports of entry. Upon a visitora^?(TM)s arrival in the Unit
