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Article: Department Of Homeland Security Begins US-VISIT Biometric Exit Pilot At Philadelphia International Airport.
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- PR Newswire
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- April 6, 2005
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WASHINGTON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that beginning today, foreign visitors departing from Philadelphia International Airport are required to follow checkout procedures before departing on their flight. Visitors are asked to provide their two index fingerscans and hold for a digital photo as part of a pilot program to test and evaluate an automated biometric exit process.
US-VISIT procedures apply to all visitors (with limited exemptions) to the United States. Most visitors experience US-VISIT's biometric procedures -- a digital, inkless fingerscan and digital photograph -- upon entry to the United States. Now, ...