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More US visa biometrics and increased surveillance by Trump

22:48 04/09/2020
Comments by Sanwar Ali : Is there actually any good reason for increased biometrics for US citizenship applications? Increasingly cameras are linked to biometric recognition systems. “ Big Brother ”...

The Netherlands may require non-EU applicants to submit fingerprints for visas

10:55 08/03/2012
A new bill was brought forward in the Netherlands to require all non-EU nationals applying for residency and work visas to supply their fingerprints and photograph to the immigration department. If...

Taiwan sees increase in first-time in-person biometric passport applications

14:08 01/01/2012
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry announced that more than 300,000 citizens have applied for their first-time biometric passports in person this year; Now a requirement in Taiwan for all first time passport...

New Zealand immigration biometrics for all applicants

18:54 28/10/2011
New Zealand immigration officials announced recently that they will now be using biometric data scans for all visa applications submitted. Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman announced the changes...

Asia, Europe to introduce biometric passports by 2010

17:02 06/12/2005
Countries in Asia and Europe are planning to introduce passports with biometric data by 2010 to help fight terrorism, an Indonesian immigration official said Dec. 6. Indonesia hopes to began issuing...

Biometric immigration procedures expanded in US

11:22 04/01/2005
Sophisticated immigration identification measures under the US-VISIT program have been implemented at the fifty busiest land crossings into the U.S. ahead of schedule, the Department of Homeland...