September 29, 2003

U.S. Unveils Visa Tracking System

The United States has announced plans for an automated system to track all foreign visitors on U.S. soil. Details of the system, called US Visitor and Status Indication Technology, or US VISIT, will be released in November and the government hopes to have it up and running by 2005. The tracking system is designed to prevent terrorists and criminals from obtaining visas but has broad privacy implications.

U.S. Readies Program to Track Visas
The Washington Post, September 29, 2003