Over 700 Thousands of Aliens Expired American Visas in 2016 Year

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Nearly 740 thousands of foreigners who had to leave the United States within a year, have overdue their visas. Reported it Bloomberg with reference to the US National Security Service.

The National Security Service changed the categories of visas that it used to compile the report in 2016, that is, the number of expired visas cannot be compared with the previous year. But an analysis of specific categories of visas shows a significant increase in the number of people who have delayed their visa from 2015 to 2016 a year.

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Most of the travelers who have overdue their visas are from Canada. Then comes Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Germany, Colombia, China, India and Italy completed the top ten.

The rate of visa overdue was much higher among students and participants in exchange programs, of which 79 818 from 1,5 million people, or 5,5%.

In 2015, 347 632 aliens who entered the United States through visa-free entry, B-1 business visas or B-2 tourist visas remained in the United States after their visa expired. This number rose to 392 276 in 2016, which is 13% more.

The administration will also continue 10-year efforts to introduce a more complex system that will allow the federal government to better track people who are here on short-term visas.

Currently in the US, “biographical” information is used to track people, relying on airline statements, which include the names of each passenger, date of birth, and other basic information. Several democratic and republican administrations have tried to improve this system in order to use “biometric” information, such as fingerprints and iris scanning. The US National Security Service continues to conduct research and implement pilot projects to figure out how to implement such a program, but has not yet been able to make significant progress.

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