U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

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U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.

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Generate an image of U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. government program ⓘ
biometric identification system ⓘ
border control program ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
alsoKnownAs US-VISIT program ⓘ
appliesTo foreign nationals ⓘ
non-U.S. citizens ⓘ
checksAgainst criminal databases ⓘ
terrorist watchlists ⓘ
collects biographic data ⓘ
biometric data ⓘ
controversy civil liberties concerns ⓘ
privacy concerns ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dataType facial images ⓘ
fingerprints ⓘ
travel document information ⓘ
goal improve identity verification of travelers ⓘ
prevent entry of individuals who pose security risks ⓘ
implementedAt U.S. airports ⓘ
U.S. land border crossings ⓘ
U.S. ports of entry ⓘ
U.S. seaports ⓘ
legalBasis Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
monitors entries of foreign nationals to the United States ⓘ
exits of foreign nationals from the United States ⓘ
operatedBy DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management ⓘ
U.S. Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
partOf U.S. entry–exit tracking system ⓘ
purpose enhance border security ⓘ
monitor movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States ⓘ
screen travelers against watchlists ⓘ
verify identities of foreign nationals entering the United States ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
U.S. Department of State visa issuance ⓘ
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ
replacedBy Office of Biometric Identity Management ⓘ
sector border management ⓘ
immigration control ⓘ
shortName US-VISIT ⓘ
startDate 2004 ⓘ
status superseded by OBIM ⓘ
technology automated biometric identification system ⓘ
uses biometrics ⓘ
digital photographs ⓘ
fingerprint identification ⓘ

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United States Department of Homeland Security → overseesProgram → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ
National Protection and Programs Directorate → hasPart → Office of Biometric Identity Management ⓘ
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U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → shortName → US-VISIT ⓘ
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U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → operatedBy → DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management ⓘ
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U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → partOf → U.S. entry–exit tracking system ⓘ
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U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → replacedBy → Office of Biometric Identity Management ⓘ
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U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → alsoKnownAs → US-VISIT program ⓘ
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NPPD → oversaw → Office of Biometric Identity Management ⓘ
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U.S. ports of entry → usesSystem → US-VISIT ⓘ
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Office of Biometric Identity Management → replaced → United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ
subject linked to: superseded by OBIM
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Office of Biometric Identity Management → formerName → United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ
subject linked to: superseded by OBIM
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