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UK passports are very much valid for entry to the US and do not contain fingerprints https://unlock.org.uk/advice/information-contained-on-uk-passports/ https:
by robjan 4y ago
UK passports are very much valid for entry to the US and do not contain fingerprints
https://unlock.org.uk/advice/information-contained-on-uk-passports/ https://unlock.org.uk/advice/information-contained-on-uk-pas...
> The International Civil Aviation Organisation recommendations for biometric standards include a digitised photograph embedded on a chip in the passport. Countries wishing to stay in the US Visa Waiver programme have had to start issuing biometric passports in line with these international recommendations.
The UK passport contains a digitised photograph which meets the ICAO requirement and is therefore valid for entry into the US without a visa.
> The EU has set minimum standards for passports which include the use of facial and fingerprint biometrics. The UK is not covered by these regulations and fingerprint biometrics are not included in UK passports.
The UK passport does not contain fingerprints. This is one of the opt-outs the UK received when it was in the EU.
- sylware 4y agoSo you say that UK citizens don't need pertinent biometric data on their passports (not even a visa) to get in the US due to some agreement between the 2 countries. That, I can believe.
- jen20 4y agoYou absolutely need a biometric passport to enter the US, and have since 2016. Fingerprints are not part of it, they are taken at the border. However, sufficient biometric information is included to grant you access to the UK via an electronic gate.