DHS Identifies the 50 Land Border Ports Where Phase II of US-VISIT to be Implemented

According to DHS, US-VISIT is an integrated, automated entry-exit system that upon entry records the arrival and departure of aliens, verifies alien's identities, and authenticates alien's travel documents through comparison of biometric (e.g. fingerprints, photographs) identifiers.

(DHS adds that although this notice identifies only land ports of entry, DHS will announce at a later date the piloting of a biometric data collection program at a limited number of sites as part of US-VISIT processing upon departure from the U.S.)

DHS states that the 50 land border ports of entry that will begin biometric data collection as part of US-VISIT processing no later than December 31, 2004 are as follows:

Ports of Entry with an Estimated Start Date of November 15, 2004:

Ports of Entry with an Estimated Start Date of December 6, 2004

Ports of Entry with an Estimated Start Date of December 13, 2004:

Ports of Entry with an Estimated Start Date of December 20, 2004:

Ports of Entry with an Estimated Start Date of December 27, 2004:

(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/08/04 news, 04090820 for BP summary of interim rule which implemented the second phase of US-VISIT.)

DHS notice (FR Pub 11/09/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-24966.pdf