U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

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U.S. government program biometric identification system border control program

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) is a U.S. government biometric entry–exit tracking system used to verify the identities and monitor the movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Office of Biometric Identity Management	3
US-VISIT	2
United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology	2
DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management	1
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology canonical	1
U.S. entry–exit tracking system	1
US-VISIT program	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. government program ⓘ biometric identification system ⓘ border control program ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ surface form: US-VISIT program
appliesTo	foreign nationals ⓘ non-U.S. citizens ⓘ
checksAgainst	criminal databases ⓘ terrorist watchlists ⓘ
collects	biographic data ⓘ biometric data ⓘ
controversy	civil liberties concerns ⓘ privacy concerns ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataType	facial images ⓘ fingerprints ⓘ travel document information ⓘ
goal	improve identity verification of travelers ⓘ prevent entry of individuals who pose security risks ⓘ
implementedAt	U.S. airports ⓘ U.S. land border crossings ⓘ U.S. ports of entry ⓘ U.S. seaports ⓘ
legalBasis	Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002 ⓘ USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
monitors	entries of foreign nationals to the United States ⓘ exits of foreign nationals from the United States ⓘ
operatedBy	U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
partOf	U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: U.S. entry–exit tracking system
purpose	enhance border security ⓘ monitor movements of foreign nationals entering and leaving the United States ⓘ screen travelers against watchlists ⓘ verify identities of foreign nationals entering the United States ⓘ
relatedTo	U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ U.S. Department of State visa issuance ⓘ Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ surface form: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
replacedBy	U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Biometric Identity Management
sector	border management ⓘ immigration control ⓘ
shortName	U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: US-VISIT
startDate	2004 ⓘ
status	superseded by OBIM ⓘ
technology	automated biometric identification system ⓘ
uses	biometrics ⓘ digital photographs ⓘ fingerprint identification ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of Homeland Security → overseesProgram → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ

National Protection and Programs Directorate → hasPart → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Biometric Identity Management

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → shortName → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: US-VISIT

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → operatedBy → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → partOf → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. entry–exit tracking system

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → replacedBy → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Biometric Identity Management

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: US-VISIT program

NPPD → oversaw → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Biometric Identity Management

U.S. ports of entry → usesSystem → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ

this entity surface form: US-VISIT

superseded by OBIM → replaced → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Biometric Identity Management

this entity surface form: United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology

superseded by OBIM → formerName → U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Biometric Identity Management

this entity surface form: United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology