US to begin issuing electronic passports
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15:02 11/08/2005
The United States will begin issuing electronic passports in December to help tighten border and identity security, the State Department said 9 August. A computer chip will be placed in passport...
US to require machine readable passports from June
11:50 13/05/2005
Foreign visitors from 27 countries will have to present machine-readable passports at US borders as of June 26 to enter the United States without a visa, officials said. Travelers from the so-called...
US - a one-year extension for Biometric Passport Issuance
13:33 09/08/2004
US State Department announces a one-year extension for Biometric Passport Issuance by Visa Waiver Program Countries On Aug. 09, United States President George Bush extended the deadline by one year,...
US Congress approves delay on biometric passports
15:42 24/07/2004
The Senate has approved legislation to allow countries whose citizens do not require visas to enter the United States to get an additional year to issue new tamperproof, biometric passports. The bill...
