Office of Biometric Identity Management

A person using a US-VISIT scanner

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (commonly referred to as US-VISIT) is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) management system. The system involves the collection and analysis of biometric data (such as fingerprints), which are checked against a database to track individuals deemed by the United States to be terrorists, criminals, and illegal immigrants.[1] US-VISIT is accessed by 30,000 users from federal, state, and local government agencies.[2] Upon Presidential approval of the 2013 Continuing resolution the US-VISIT program officially became the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), save for portions of the agency which performed overstay analysis being transferred into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and biometric Entry and Exit operations which became a part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[3]

  1. ^ DHS.gov
  2. ^ "DHS.gov". Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  3. ^ "United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Explanatory Statement for the Senate Substitute Continuing Resolution". Archived from the original on 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-03-26.