| ▲ | X-Istence 4 days ago |
| When entering the United States they also take fingerprints and a picture of your face. |
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| ▲ | yuserx 4 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| That was the main reason why Europeans were forced to switch to a passport with biometric data (some fingerprints and photo) on a chip more than a decade ago. |
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| ▲ | applied_heat 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Canadians don’t have their finger prints taken when entering USA |
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| ▲ | DanHulton 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Fingerprints? I haven't ever had that happen. Perhaps only certain countries? |
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| ▲ | iamjackg 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | | People from (all?) visa waiver countries have their fingerprints taken when entering the US, in addition to having to submit an ESTA[0] application before arrival. Last I checked, it still asked for all your social media handles (although you're not required to provide them). 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_System_for_Travel_A... | |
| ▲ | iszomer 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I've seen it while returning from a trip to Taiwan recently, via JFK. They took fingerprints from non-US passport holders at Customs, I think; they didn't take mine. | |
| ▲ | X-Istence 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | I am a US resident alien (green card holder) and I have my fingerprints and picture taken each time I enter the United States. | | |
| ▲ | reddotchaser 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Yeah all non-citizens have to do that. If and when you become a citizen you won’t have to. It’s crazy how much nicer entering the country feels after that lol |
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| ▲ | hoppyhoppy2 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| ...unless you're a US citizen, correct? |
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