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US-VISIT Air-Sea Biometric Exit, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish an exit program at all airports and seaports of departure in the United States.
Under this rule, the Department proposes to require non-U.S. citizens subject to US-VISIT biometric requirements upon entering the United States to also provide biometric identifiers-digital fingerprints-prior to departing the United States from airports or seaports of departure.
The Proposed Rule requires commercial air carriers and vessel owners and operators to collect and transmit this biometric exit information to Homeland Security, in conjunction with passenger manifest information already being collected and submitted by the carriers. The proposed rule would not apply to small carriers and vessel owners and operators, or to general aviation.
Comment Period
The comment period on this proposed rule closed on June 23, 2008. View the rule and posted comments at regulations.gov. Reference Docket number DHS-2008-0039.
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