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RIN: 1601-AA35

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program (US-VISIT), Enrollment of Additional Aliens in US-VISIT
Abstract: In 2003, the Department of Homeland Security established the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Technology Program (US-VISIT), whose objective is to create and maintain an integrated, automated entry-exit system that records the arrival and departure of aliens, verifies their identities, and authenticates their travel documents through comparison of biometric identifiers. The goals of the US-VISIT program are to enhance the security of United States citizens and visitors to the United States, facilitate legitimate travel and trade, ensure the integrity of the United States immigration system, and protect the privacy of visitors to the United States. In its early stages, US-VISIT applied only to nonimmigrants with visas and to those who did not require a visa as they were entering under the Visa Waiver Program. This rule amends DHS regulations to provide that all aliens, including Lawful Permanent Residents, may be enrolled into US-VISIT, with the exception of Canadian citizens entering the United States as either B-1 visitors for business or B-2 visitors for pleasure, or these categories of alien expressly exempt by statute or regulation.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 215.8 8 CFR 235.1
Legal Authority: PL 106-215, sec 2(a), 114 Stat 337 (June 15, 2000) PL 106-396, sec 205, 114 Stat 1637, 1641 (October 30, 2000) PL 107-56, sec 114, 115 Stat 271, 553 (October 26, 2001) PL 107-173, sec 302, 116 Stat 543, 552 (May 14, 2002)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/27/2006	71 FR 42605
NPRM Comment Period End	08/28/2006
Final Rule	12/19/2008	73 FR 77473
Final Rule Effective	01/18/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Previously reported as 1650-AA06
Agency Contact: Helen DeThomas Management and Program Analyst Department of Homeland Security 1616 N. Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone:202 298-5173 Email: helen.dethomas@dhs.gov