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There has been a database of visa overstayers for a very long time. Today it is based on flight records, it used to be done via paper forms (I-94(W)) [1] What
by btbuilder 10y ago
There has been a database of visa overstayers for a very long time. Today it is based on flight records, it used to be done via paper forms (I-94(W)) [1]
What is being talked about (and has been for years) is biometric identity confirmation of the visitor leaving the country. I remember seeing the kiosks at the airport at one point years ago.
[1] https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/i-94-instructions/i94-rollout https://www.cbp.gov/travel/international-visitors/i-94-instr...