Tighter US Entry Checks Begin
Travellers arriving from 27 "visa waiver" nations overnight had to undergo two digital index-finger scans and have their photographs taken before clearing immigration portals.
The new procedures apply to nearly two dozen European countries such as Britain, France and Germany as well as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Brunei. It extends a programme started in January that requires people arriving in the United States with visas to have their pictures and fingerprints taken.
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Tighter US Entry Checks Begin
I can't wait for more governments to start doing it to Americans in retaliation.
Posted by
Court on October 6, 2004 10:11 AM Brisbane Time
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'Tis true. I had the exact same procedure when I arrived last week and it seemed everyone else was going through the same process. It doesn't take any longer, but it's funny watching people trying to tidy themselves up after 10+ hours in cattle class.
Hey, Chris, a photo is an important step in
anyone's life. It says a lot about that anyone
at a particular time, what they want projected
about their persona.
Did you tidy up?
