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So what? If the rules are the same for all eu countries and with reciprocity, then the US will be isolated, and any eu-us business will be harder to do, and EU
by ajsnigrutin 4y ago
So what? If the rules are the same for all eu countries and with reciprocity, then the US will be isolated, and any eu-us business will be harder to do, and EU will do more trade with other countries, which also won't give biometric data to US, and US will be locked out of them too.
- nixgeek 4y agoSure, but you’re going to disclose all of the same biometric and criminal database information should you then do the U.S. visa application, so this does nothing to improve your privacy or stop the U.S. having this information. You need to travel to the U.S. with these changes? You still use ESTA and VWP, and the U.S. pulls what they need via an IT integration. You need to travel to the U.S. and these changes get a “No” from EU states? You go through the visa process for tourism or business, they get your biometrics and background checks through that process. It takes longer. It costs more money. It is more onerous to you as an applicant. Every time you cross the border as an alien you are fingerprinted and photos are taken (exceptions are given for diplomats). In short, it’s the same outcome for U.S. travel and your only way to stop the U.S. having this information is to not travel there…
- ajsnigrutin 4y agoIf you don't travel to usa, they don't get this data. Their country, their rules,... if they only let other countries alone, the world would be a lot nicer place.