U.S. Airports Begin Implementing 10-Finger Scans

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun implementing its plan to upgrade from 2 to 10-fingerprint collection from most non-U.S. citizens between the ages of 14 and 79 arriving at U.S. ports of entry or applying for a visa. Thus far, only international visitors arriving at Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. are subject to 10-fingerprint collection. Nine other ports of entry are anticipated to begin 10-fingerprint collection over the next few months, with all 278 remaining ports-of-entry implementing this standard by the end of 2008.

The next ports scheduled to begin collecting 10 fingerprints from international visitors are: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Boston Logan International Airport; Chicago O'Hare International Airport; San Francisco International Airport; George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport; Miami International Airport; Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport; Orlando International Airport; and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses fingerprint and photograph collection to identify and prevent the use of fraudulent documents and identity theft, and prevent criminals, immigration violators and known or suspected terrorists from entering the U.S. More than half of the U.S.'s foreign consulates have also incorporated the use of 10-fingerprint scans in collecting biometrics.

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